<p>India and China will have their next joint military exercise at Barrackpore, near Kolkata, 10 days after Durga Puja in October.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This will be the second time the Sino-Indian exercise named “Hand-in-Hand” will take place in India. The first one was held at Belgaum in November 2008. <br /><br />Two editions of the exercise took place in China — Kunming in 2007 and Chengdu in 2013 — as well.<br /><br />The last edition at Chengdu involved about 160 personnel of 16 Sikh Light Infantry of the Indian Army and similar strength of 1st Battalion Infantry Division of 13 group of the People's Liberation Army.<br /><br />In the Barrackpore war drill, close to 175 troops are expected to participate from the Indian side, under the aegis of the Eastern Command, sources told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />The exercise will be held under a new Army Chief would as the term of the incumbent Gen Bikram Singh ends in July.<br /><br />The war game with China will be preceded by two infantry exercises with the US and Russia in September. <br /><br />The exercise with the US, named ‘Yudh Abhyas’ will take place at Chaubatiya near Ranikhet in Uttarakhand, whereas the ‘Indra’ exercise with Russia will be held in Russia. Over the next eight months, the Indian Army will have joint exercises with several countries from central and south Asia. Some of these exercises involve special forces from both countries while others will be infantry exercises.<br /><br />As many as six exercises will take place on Indian soil, while Indian troops will travel to Maldives, Thailand, Bangladesh, Russia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kyrgystan for seven mock war drills. <br /><br />The venue of the ‘Agni’ warrior exercise with Singapore is yet to be decided.</p>
<p>India and China will have their next joint military exercise at Barrackpore, near Kolkata, 10 days after Durga Puja in October.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This will be the second time the Sino-Indian exercise named “Hand-in-Hand” will take place in India. The first one was held at Belgaum in November 2008. <br /><br />Two editions of the exercise took place in China — Kunming in 2007 and Chengdu in 2013 — as well.<br /><br />The last edition at Chengdu involved about 160 personnel of 16 Sikh Light Infantry of the Indian Army and similar strength of 1st Battalion Infantry Division of 13 group of the People's Liberation Army.<br /><br />In the Barrackpore war drill, close to 175 troops are expected to participate from the Indian side, under the aegis of the Eastern Command, sources told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />The exercise will be held under a new Army Chief would as the term of the incumbent Gen Bikram Singh ends in July.<br /><br />The war game with China will be preceded by two infantry exercises with the US and Russia in September. <br /><br />The exercise with the US, named ‘Yudh Abhyas’ will take place at Chaubatiya near Ranikhet in Uttarakhand, whereas the ‘Indra’ exercise with Russia will be held in Russia. Over the next eight months, the Indian Army will have joint exercises with several countries from central and south Asia. Some of these exercises involve special forces from both countries while others will be infantry exercises.<br /><br />As many as six exercises will take place on Indian soil, while Indian troops will travel to Maldives, Thailand, Bangladesh, Russia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kyrgystan for seven mock war drills. <br /><br />The venue of the ‘Agni’ warrior exercise with Singapore is yet to be decided.</p>
