Soon after carrying out the Balakot airstrikes, Indian Army is now going to create more trouble for the adversary on the western borders as three new integrated battle groups will come up on the Pakistan border giving it the capability to carry out swift strikes.

"The Indian Army has carried out successful test of the new integrated battle group concept which will be a battle formation with heavy firepower including armoured, infantry and all other war fighting capabilities. We are going to raise three of these formations by October this year," top army sources said here.

According to sources, the proposal has been cleared at the army headquarters level after a detailed discussion and will now be sent to the defence ministry for final approval.

The new battle formations will also come up on the China border after they are successfully tested and established on the front with Pakistan.

The integrated battle groups have been created with the aim of getting ability to move troops and equipment swiftly and stealthily into the enemy territory at short notice even before the enemy gets ready to tackle the trust. Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) will be smaller, meaner, self-contained fighting units of the Indian Army comprising elements of air power, artillery, amour etc.

As against the somewhat antiquated fighting formation of corps - each comprising 8-10 brigades, with a brigade having 3-4 battalions of 800 fighting men each - an IBG is likely to have just about 6 battalions.

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