Indian Army to Set Up New Battle Groups for Offensive Punch by Next Year
“Creation of IBGs is a logical step towards our operational thought process on how to conduct future operations in an integrated all-arms paradigm.”
Editorial Staff
Indian Army to Set Up New Battle Groups for Offensive Punch by Next Year NEW DELHI : The Army is now firmly on course to create new self-contained fighting units called 'integrated battle groups (IBGs) ’, which can mobilize fast and hit hard, after some delay due to the Covid pandemic and military confrontation with China. The initial lot of IBGs, each with around 5,000 soldiers and a varying mix of infantry, tanks, artillery, air defence, signals, engineers and other units permanently deployed together, should be carved out of existing formations by early-2022, say officers. Army chief General M M Naravane, in turn, told “Creation of IBGs is a logical step towards our operational thought process on how to conduct future operations in an integrated all-arms paradigm.” Army chief General M M Naravane on Monday expressed hope that India and China will “settle” the continuing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh through negotiations. "Legacy issues, differences need to be resolved through mutual consent..not by unilateral actions,” he said speaking at…
