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India's armed forces set up 'think tank cells' to study China | South China Morning Post
India's armed forces, the world's third largest active military, have set up "China cells" tasked to develop a better understanding of the country's northeastern neighbour as a new round of border talks have failed to find a lasting solution to the two countries' territorial dispute in the Himalayas.
A team of army officers has been tasked "to keep tabs on China's growing capabilities, dig into the heart of its strategic mindset and predict its impact on national security," the Hindustan Times, a New Delhi-based daily newspaper, said on Monday, citing a military source.
The team has been put together by Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh, the armed forces' highest ranking officer, the report said. The unnamed source emphasised that the move wasn't aimed at meddling into India's civilian foreign affairs policy and described the cells as the army's "in-house think tanks".
Cells are to be set up in three of the country's six regional command headquarters. The team at the Kolkata-based Eastern Command will be headed by a one-star general, the report said.