Arunachal Scouts

The Arunachal Scouts is a mountain infantry regiment of the Indian army based in Arunachal Pradesh. This unit specializes in cold-weather warfare and mountain warfare, counterinsurgency, jungle warfare, long-range penetration, manoeuvre warfare, raiding with small unit tactics, and reconnaissance in difficult to reach and dangerous terrain. The regiment was established with the purpose of counterinsurgency and defending the Indian-Chinese border in Arunachal Pradesh. A large proportion of the Arunachal Scouts are local to the region in which they work. Arunachal Scouts is affiliated with the Assam Regiment, from where it receives its training, mentoring, and regimental support, and uses its insignia and flag, with the addition of the words ‘Arunachal Scouts’. It consists of two battalions, the first raised in 2010 and the second in 2013.