Govt set to clear 40000-strong force along China border

The Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) could soon grant approval to the Army's proposal to raise a mountain strike corps along the China-border, after the Ministry of Defence gives its final decision. The strike corps, with over 40,000 soldiers and headquartered at Panagarh in West Bengal, will cost over Rs 81,000-crore. Currently, China outnumbers Indian forces 3:1 at LAC.