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The Assam Rifles marks its 189th Raising Day on 24 March. On the occasion we replug our series ‘East of the Northeast’ aired first in May 2023. In our ground report, StratNews Global travels along the Burma border in eastern Arunachal Pradesh from Pangsau Pass to Vijaynagar. Firstly, in this episode, we fly on board the lifeline provided by the Chinooks of the Indian Air Force’s Mighty Talons 124 Helicopter Unit to one of the eastern most inhabited areas and Advanced Landing Grounds of the country. En route and on location, Lt Gen P.C. Nair, Director General, Assam Rifles, Brig Swarn Singh, DIG, 25 Sector and Col Mohit Verma, Commandant, 19 Assam Rifles explain the strategic significance of how India discovered, secured and settled the critical Vijaynagar bowl.
Along The Burma Border In Arunachal Pradesh: Pangsau Pass To Vijaynagar
Our team of Amitabh P. Revi and Rohit Pandita travels to Dibrugarh, Lekhapani, Jairampur, Pangsau Pass, Jorhat, Chabua and Vijaynagar. We connect the dots of history to explain the critical importance of these little-known border areas. We also document the path-breaking Ledo or Stilwell road, the Pangsau Pass. And how NSCN and ULFA insurgents attacked the post there in the run-up to Independence Day in 2022. We also re-visit the Vijaynagar Bowl and the history of how two Assam Rifles expeditions, the second led by Brig (later) Major General) A.S.Guraya changed how history and geography are now, and how they fit into India’s ‘Act East’ policy.
Lt General Nair talks about the Assam Rifles response during the Manipur violence, the huge drug seizures from across the border, who is behind the upward trend in contraband smuggling, and illegal migration. Additionally, he also speaks about the general downward trend of insurgency, the role of external forces, the future role of the force he leads, and the situation across the Burma border.
Series links:
1. Documentary: Along The Burma Border In Arunachal Pradesh: Pangsau Pass To Vijaynagar
• Along The Burma Border...
2. "Insurgency Levels Down, Drug Smuggling Up; ₹ 810 Crore Of Trans-border Contraband Seized in 2023" Lt Gen P.C. Nair Jorhat interview
• "Insurgency Levels Dow...
3. The Strategic Significance of Vijaynagar: Northeast's 'Siachen'
• The Strategic Signific...
Lt Gen P.C. Nair Vijaynagar interview
Chapters:
0:00 Along The Burma Border
0:30 Documentary replay
01:00 Assam Rifles Raising Day: March 24
01:30 2024: 189th Raising Day
02:00 Documentary first aired May 2023
02:30 Pangsau Pass To Vijaynagar
03:00 Securing the Vijaynagar bowl
03:45 India preempted China
04:20 Vijaynagar dagger
06:39 Daylight saving time
06:50 Pangsau Pass
07:30 World War II Cemetry
08:20 The 'Hump'
09:58 Chinese & Indians fighting on the same side
10:49 'Hell Pass'
12:10 'Lake of no return'
12:35 NSCN attack
13:20 Northeast's 'Siachen'
15:00 Gen Guraya Pre-empts China
17:00 Vijaynagar ALG
19:26 91-year-old Lance Naik Tawang
20:55 Promises not met
21:10 Yobins & Gurkhas
21:45 Vijaynagar & China
22:58 Sentinels of the North East
23:10 DG Assam Rifles Interview
23:30 Assam Rifles Role
23:40 Series replay
23:50Assam Rifles Raising Day: March 24
24:00 2024: 189th Raising Day
24:10 First aired May 2023
25:00 Manipur
26:12 India Myanmar border
28:00 External player in Insurgency, contraband?
29:20 Illegal migration
31:15 Operation Sunrise & Kaladan
33:56 Future role Assam Rifles
35:10 Col Tripathi & family ambush
35:20 External hand & Lessons learned
36:38 Nagaland Mon civilian killings
38:21 AFSPA removal
40:21 Vijaynagar: Northeast’s ‘Siachen’
40:35 Series replay
40:45 Assam Rifles Raising Day: March 24
40:55 2024: 189th Raising Day
41: 05 First aired May 2023
41:15: DG Assam Rifles Interview
41:25 History and geography
43:30 Strategic importance Vijaynagar
44:03 China could have bypassed Brahmaputra
45:20 Chaukan, Hpungan Passes
46:48 Settling ex-service people
48:09 India's Look/Act East Policy
49:46 Vijaynagar: Northeast's ' Siachen
54:10 Preempting China by a week
54:52 Vibrant Villages
55:55 Tourism as force multiplier
56:30 Border Villages
57:00 Air Force gamechanger
57:10 Chinook
58:02 Assam Rifles in J&K
58:29 Operation Dudhi May 1991
59:30 Women in Assam Rifles
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Tons of thanks for another excellent piece of information🙏👍🇮🇳
Really nice to see my birthplace Nampong....and yes they provide accurate information about the place, good job 👍Before Covid-19 there was also an international festival organized every 2 years called (PPIWF) Pangso Pass International Winter was named as a 3 days festival in the month of January. Millions of tourists come and visit the lake which is called the "Lake of No Return".
wonderful reporting on this part of country , never knew about this part and how bravely our soldiers of Assam Rifles are protecting and developing the region. Hope tourism improves in the years to come.👍🏼
Detailed and very well presented. Thank you. Great upload. The beauty of the North East states of India should be promoted majorly via tourism boost.
Congratulations to Assam rifles on 189th rising day.
Very Good Reportage! Thank You Assam Rifles for their services 🙏 However, Assam Rifles need to ensure that No Partiality is being done in respect to Jobins & Gurkhas. It has been in the news that certain factions of Assam Rifles supported Chin-Kukis in recent Kuki-Maitaei Manipur Incident! Defence Forces can't and shouldn't be partial. We expect Justice & Peace to prevail at Indo-Burma Border.
Assam rifle bravo,, hat's off to the visionary leaders!!
Great information given, thanks we were not knowing about this history
Yes! New one... Watching this from Malaysia.
Jai hind
North East is beautiful But it's been marred with Conflicts and Civil unrest 😢 Wish things become better
Stratnewsglobal....thanks for coming to my state and covering border guards heroic activities....really appreciated 👏
appreciate your comment @telidoho2473 🙏🏾
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👍👍Thank you.
Wow I remember my father once telling me that his dad and wife (my paternal grandparents) came back to India, during the world war from Myanmar...i wonder if they came through vijaynagar in the retreat...gotta ask
My bad i just checked...they got back through a ship it seems.. nonetheless...crazy times I'm sure
@indermethil even i was excited to hear if they had come through vijaynagar. but, anyway atleast you asked and found out it was by ship(that is another brilliant story). thanks for sharing 🙏🏾
We must be ready for our protection of these areas already china had planned for timeline for capturing taiwan in 2025 and arunachal pradesh in 2030..all weather road is must.
Discussion for MOD also
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Assam rifles is keeping the tradition of NE warriors. Can you please make the tattoo rules some easy ?
DGAR yet to sanction the pension of ex servicemen settled in vijaynagar. Unknown to him perhaps the PAO AR is sitting on those cases
Improve fighting skills is Assam equal to Indian army.its a very low cost approach.Same for ITBP
Only benifits army officers
See how Modiji and Dr.Jatinder Singh has taken due care of NE alongwith Rajnath ji. Previous Governments played indifferent role
Update of NPD road
@vinaysarser5000 patience 😀coming soon. will update
But when I want to do a trip to ladakh by padun valley
I Remember only nirag and chiling strech left
@vinaysarser5000 padam to leh is already there. niraq-chiling breakthrough soon. what’s the question? anyone can still travel from manali-padam-nimu-leh
Reporter u don't know.. what is Assam Rifles and who Command this forces... Phele ish k inquiry karne
End dual control Assam rifles Marge in Indian army
Stop agnipath scheme 🙏🙏🙏🙏
SSC GD " Assam Rifles Aspirants 🙋♂️😁