Beats me too. If 700000 troops are there, what is the army doing in rest of India? We had 05 corps sitting in desert last year at the same time .. I wonder where do those troops come from!!!!
Who gave you that ridiculous figure?
@Joe Shearer You have quoted high figures for an infantry division .. but then will grant them to you as they are beefed up in XV corps due to terrain requirements. But not exceeding 20000 at 100% attendance at any given time, with leave states averaging 30-35% in routine, the figure goes down drastically. @hassamun tagging you since
@Joe Shearer was giving you the figures.
His is higher on approximate figure, the figure of 23000 per division in Kashmir is high by 15-20% in the least but lets accept it for the argument's sake. Point to be noted is that 80% of the troops on orbat of XV corps are on LC and not in hinterland, so the actual number of troops in Kashmir valley proper reduces way further. The valley proper is dominated by RR and CAPFs with JKP. No regular units are involved in CI ops in valley's towns or cities. Extrapolate the figure he has given to you and use the same to reach a working figure.
700,000 troops in Kashmir itself will allow us to have a soldier in every house, bedroom and even on the bed!!!!