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India, U.S. to embark on joint military exercise Wednesday

Xinhua, September 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

India and the United States will embark on a two-week joint military exercise in the hilly state of Uttarakhand Wednesday.

The 12th edition of joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas" (war exercise), focusing on anti-insurgency and anti-terrorist operations, will be held in the hills of Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27, according to an official statement Tuesday.

"Yudh Abhyas" 2016 will simulate a scenario where both nations are working together in a counter insurgency and counter terrorism environment in mountainous terrain under a United Nations charter, the statement said.

Over 200 U.S. Army personnel and 200 Indian Army personnel will take part in the military exercise, the curriculum of which "is progressively planned where the participants are initially made to get familiar with each other's organisational structure, weapons, equipment and drills."

"Subsequently, the training advances to joint tactical exercises wherein the battle drills of both the armies are coherently unleashed," the statement added. Endit