Army initially got clearance for raising the division in 2017 for 17 Mountain Strike Corps, which then only had the 51 Division. But plans were tweaked post-2020 stand-off with China.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is in the process of raising a division ... Terming it a major re-ORBAT move, sources said the new formation will be called 72 Division. ORBAT means ‘order of battle ...