[2] Decades after the Sino-Indian War, the 4,057 kilometre boundary separating the two countries remains disputed leaving Himalayan control lines ambiguous.

[2] 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.

[3] These factors, as well as a smaller number of armed forces present at the border, limited understanding of regional topography and acclimatisation issues, among others, have also been theorised to be responsible for India's loss as well as providing rationale for the mobilisation of local scouts.

[4] Furthermore, India is developing roads in the region in conjunction to stationing the two battalions of Arunachal Scouts, two mountain brigades and an artillery division to ensure the Indian army is prepared.

[3] The formation of the Arunachal Scouts as an Indian reaction to an increased Chinese border presence was done in conjunction to the mobilisation of air, artillery and surveillance resources with the intention of strengthening the country's defense lines in the region.

[6] Media reactions to the formation and mobilisation of Arunachal Scouts were rather positive, particularly when keeping the 1962 Chinese invasion of India as well as the more recent death of 20 soldiers in June 2020.

[3] The general attitude towards the scouts acknowledges their familiarity with the region's climate, land topography and more effective navigational routes and sites these special attributes to be a positive move in the direction of a strong military presence on the border with China.

[3] Under the pretence that it would assist in their future posting in the state, during their training the Arunachal Scouts were advised to familiarise themselves with the topography of varying landscapes of the region.

[13] Following the Bomdila Police-Army incident, community organisations from West Kameng held an emergency meeting, leading them to condemn the behaviour of the scouts.

[12] Some local news reporters fear that the events that occurred between the army and the police in Arunachal Pradesh are indicative of larger issues of animosity, suspicion and resentment between the two forces.

[12] Public support for the scouts as opposed to the police force has also been reported to cause stress for the IPS association and the Indian Civil and Administrative Services (ICS/AS).