PUNE: Indian and Chinese militaries are all set to kick start the joint military training drills inside India.
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India-China Joint Military Training exercise, ‘Hand in Hand 2016’ will be held in Pune from November 17 to November 27.
The exercise is in continuation of the series of joint exercises between India and China, a defence release issued in Pune said on Wednesday, NDTV reported.
“This will be the sixth joint training exercise by the Indian Army with People’s Liberation Army of China.
It is held annually, alternately, in India and China,” it said. The aim of joint training is to share expertise in drills and practices while tackling insurgency and terrorism, thereby promoting healthy military-to-military relations between the two armies and developing joint strategies for conducting operations in a counter terrorism environment.
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It also said forming part of the different levels of the military-to-military engagement across the entire spectrum of operations and this exercise will enrich the two contingents in honing basic military skills.