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Washington, DC: India and the US both are fully committed to further strengthening their strategic bilateral ties to the next level and the recent conversations between the top officials of the two countries have been very warm and forward looking, India’s top diplomat here has said.
The India-US partnership has been on a steady upward trajectory in recent years, India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu told PTI in an exclusive interview.
Going forward, both sides are fully committed to further strengthening of bilateral ties, based on our shared values and increasing convergences on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual importance, he said.
The 16th edition of Indo-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas will be held in Rajasthan between February 8 and 21, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations mandate, the spokesperson said. The drill comes days after the air forces of India and France held a five-day joint exercise in Rajasthan in January. Defence Spokesperson Lt Col Amitabh Sharma said, As part of military-to-military exchange programmes, US Army troops will be arriving in India on February 5 for the 16th edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas with Indian Army troops.
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February 03, 2021 15:54 IST
The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations mandate, the spokesperson said.
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The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations mandate, the spokesperson said. The 16th edition of Indo-U.S. joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ will be held in Rajasthan between February 8 and 21, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations mandate, the spokesperson said.
Indo-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas to begin in Rajasthan on February 8
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He said the 11th Battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, part of the South Western Command will represent Indian Army in the exercise while the US Army delegation will be represented by the troops of 2nd battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team along with respective brigade headquarters.
Artillery firepower during Exercise Topchi (Representative image)
JAIPUR: The 16th edition of Indo-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas will be held in Rajasthan between February 8 and 21, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations mandate, the spokesperson said.
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Jaipur: The 16th edition of Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ will be held in Rajasthan between February 8 and 21, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations mandate, the spokesperson said.
The drill comes days after the air forces of India and France held a five-day joint exercise in Rajasthan in January.
Defence Spokesperson Lt Col Amitabh Sharma said, “As part of military-to-military exchange programmes, US Army troops will be arriving in India on February 5 for the 16th edition of Exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ with Indian Army troops.