Arunachal Scouts

Arunachal Scouts
Active	2010–present
Country	India
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Mountain infantry
Role	Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Close-quarters battle Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency HUMINT Internal security Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Maneuver warfare Mountain warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Tracking Urban warfare
Size	2 battalions
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar

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, maneuver 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. Previously Part of the Indian Army’s Assam Regiment, the Arunachal Scouts consist of two battalions, the first raised in 2010 and second in 2012.^[1]