MILITARY POSTURE in the Northeast

The Chengdu Military Region of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has territorial jurisdiction across the Himalayas opposite India. Headquartered in Chengdu, It is a military administrative command located in southwest China covering Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It comprises two Group Armies, the 13th and 14th (roughly equivalent to a corps), the Tibetan 52nd and 53d Mountain Brigades, the 149th Motorised Infantry Division at Emei, Sichuan, 2 Mobile Armed Police Divisions (38th and 41st), and the 2nd Army Aviation Regiment.
The assessed strength of the PLA in the region is 180,000 with four motorised Infantry divisions, one artillery division, two armoured brigades, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft brigades.
The military districts that fall within the Chengdu Military Region are:
n Chongqing Garrison
n Sichuan Military District
n Xizang Military District
n Guizhou Military District
n Yunnan Military District
Other Chinese units in Chengdu are:
n MR Combined Armed Tactical Training Base
n MR Aviation Regiment
n MR Communications Regiment
n MR ECM Regment
n MR ACW Tech Dadui
n MR Special Reconnaissance Unit
n MR Special Operations Dadui
n U/I Survey and Cartography Dadui
Indian Deployment
The Army’s Kolkata-based Eastern Command and the Indian Air Force’s Shillong-based Eastern Air Command are responsible for the defence of the northeast. The Army’s Order of Battle (ORBAT) includes:
n III Corps (HQ Dimapur)
23 Inf Division (Ranchi)
57 Mtn Division (Leimakhong)
n IV Corps (HQ Tezpur)
2 Mtn Division (Dibrugarh)
5 Mtn Division (Bomdila)
21 Mtn Division (Rangia)
n XXXIII Corps (HQ Siliguri)
17 Mtn Division (Gangtok)
20 Mtn Division (Binnaguri)
27 Mtn Division (Kalimpong)
In addition to various independent brigades, two new divisions, 56 and 71, are under raising to cater to operational requirements in that region. Future plans include raising two more divisions and another corps.

source: The Tribune