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| Indian Army wargames on near Pakistan border |
| 2007-11-20 |
| NEW DELHI: Even as Pakistan gets further enmeshed in internal turmoil, the Indian Army has kicked off a massive combat and 'operational alert' exercise in the western sector to test its 'pro-active' conventional war strategy. Codenamed 'Exercise Kamyaab', the wargame basically involves the Bhatinda-based 10 Corps, with its three infantry divisions, an armoured brigade and an artillery brigade in an exercise area roughly stretching from Fazilka right up to almost Bikaner. "The exercise, which ends on November 27, will witness the participation of over 25,000 troops, apart from hundreds of tanks, artillery guns, infantry combat vehicles and the like," said a source. The 10 Corps is tasked with both defeating 'enemy ingress' as well as undertaking 'shallow offensive thrusts' across the border, either independently or in conjunction with 'strike' formations. The major part of the exercise is, of course, being held 'slightly away' from the international border with Pakistan so as not to raise any alarm bells. India and Pakistan, incidentally, have a long-standing agreement on advance notice on military exercises, manoeuvres and troop movements to prevent any crisis situation arising due to misreading of intentions. Interestingly enough, another Indian exercise named 'Tatrashak', with elements from Army, Navy, IAF, Coast Guard and BSF, is also going to be launched along the Kutch coast on Wednesday, say sources. The 10 Corps wargame is significant since the formation is part of the new Jaipur-based South Western Army Command (SWAC), created in 2005 to give the armed forces a greater offensive punch along the entire western front with Pakistan. With the Mathura-based 1 'strike' Corps and the 10 ‘pivot’ Corps under it, SWAC is responsible for offensive operations on the western front in conjunction with the formations under the Western Army Command (WAC) headquartered at Chandimandir. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #2 Lulz, that's just plain me. Carry on. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-11-20 18:58 |
| #1 This is only 10 Corps, a "holding" formation. Perv will only worry if the three Indian Strike Corps begin moving near his border. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-11-20 15:51 |