Claim: The Indian Government formed the Arunachal Scouts to welcome the increasing Chinese presence in one of their borders.
Evidence: China's continued interest in staking a claim in India's northeast has led to China's practice of referring to the Arunachal Pradesh region as 'Southern Tibet' paired with an increased Chinese militant presence at the border led to the formation and mobilisation of the Arunachal Scouts, as a means of reinforcements for the Ladakh and Sikkim Scouts. On October 13, 2020, the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Xi Jinping told the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China to prepare themselves for further conflict with India, asking the soldiers to "put all minds and energy on preparing for war." Currently, India sustains a growing and significant number of soldiers near the border with China, including the Arunachal Scouts of Arunachal Pradesh.