The Union Home Ministry is proposing the deployment of Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs) along the China border, akin to their current role on the India-Pakistan frontier. These local auxiliary forces, currently active only in Rajasthan, aim to bolster intelligence and support the Army and ITBP amid ongoing tensions post-Galwan clashes. The BWHGs will enhance India’s border security and presence, particularly as patrolling at certain points remains suspended. This initiative underscores India’s strategic focus on local involvement in defense, aiming to strengthen territorial claims and response capabilities along the sensitive Line of Actual Control (LAC).