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Chaubatia (Uttarakhand): Amid increased radicalisation and a looming ISIS threat, Uzbekistan is jointly exercising with India to enhance its counter-terrorism expertise as New Delhi seeks to establish a strong bilateral relationship with the key central Asian country where China has huge interests.
As part of the several initiatives launched since 2015, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Uzbekistan, the Uzbek Army is taking part in Dustlik-II a joint Army exercise with India here at the Foreign Training Node in Chaubatia near Ranikhet.
The exercise that began on 10 March and will continue till 19 March focuses on learning counter-terrorism drills in an urban and jungle warfare.
At least 50% of required Sig Sauer rifles received by Indian Army infantry battalions: Officials Sunday, March 14, 2021 By: The Week
The Uzbekistan Army has been learning to handle Sig Sauer assault rifles from the Indian Army during the joint exercise that is happening currently in Chaubatia of Ranikhet district, said senior military officials on Friday.
Moreover, all infantry battalions of the Indian Army have got at least 50 per cent of the required Sig Sauer rifles, said its spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand.
The frontline infantry battalions (posted along the Line of Control or the Line of Actual Control) have got Sig Sauer rifles in a much larger number while other battalions have got at least 50 per cent, he added.
Uzbekistan soldiers are getting a first-hand experience of Indian Army’s new 'Sig Sauer' rifles at the ongoing military exercise 'DUSTLIK' between the two armies in Chaubatia near Ranikhet in Uttarakhand.
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Scope of the exercise is to conduct sub-unit level operations in counter terrorism
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Uzbek soldier practicing helicopter slithering from a static platform as an Indian soldier looks on and is seen with a SIG-716 assault rifle.
| Photo Credit: Dinakar Peri
Scope of the exercise is to conduct sub-unit level operations in counter terrorism
At the ongoing India-Uzbek exercise Dustlik-II at Ranikhet, Uzbek troops learnt the handling of SIG-716 assault rifles, recently inducted into service by the Army and also got orientation in slithering from helicopters for heli-borne operations in a counter terrorist (CT) environment.
“As far as weapons are concerned we have Sig Sauer rifles. we are sharing our weapons with the Uzbek troops. At present Uzbek troops are learning firing from Sig Sauer rifles,” Col. Amit Malik, Commanding Officer of the 13 Kumaon Regiment, nominated for the exercise from the Indian side, told visiting journalists at Chaubatia near