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Belgaum exercise: Indian soldiers excel in firing of Chinese weapons

Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 11 : Indian and Chinese Army soldiers familiarised each other with their weapons as apart of the ongoing joint military exercise in the mountainous terrains of Belgaum, Karnataka.

After familiarization on each other weapons, the soldiers excelled in using the weapons during exercise Hand in Hand.

Sino-Indian soldiers were introduced to Improvised Explosive Devices, Night Firing, Room intervention and neutralization of impromptu targets on Wednesday.

Expert commandos of the Indian Army also imparted confidence and survival training. Besides these, the Indian Air Force carried out slithering training operations by MI-8 helicopters dropping commandos at the exercise area for rapid action.

Exercise Hand in Hand: Sino-Indian soldiers do counter terror training

Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 9: Indian and Chinese soldiers underwent practical demonstrations and lectures on counter terror and insurgency in the mountainous terrains of Belgaum on Monday.

The first-ever Sino-Indian military combat exercise on Indian soil to counter terror and insurgency began here on December 6. The exercise will take place from December
6 to 14.

Commencing from the basics of surveillance, security of posts, search and destroy operations many other counter terror operations were demonstrated by soldiers of India and China.

Contingent Leader of the People’s Liberation Army, Senior Colonel Qin Xiang You interacted with the Indian soldiers, and said that there were many things in common between both the armies.

Indian, Chinese troops show 'team spirit'during joint army exercise

Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 8: Indian and Chinese troops showed improved cooperation and team spirit as they took part in various activities during the ongoing first-ever Sino-India joint military combat exercises on Indian soil.

The competition was not between the Indian troops and the Chinese troops, but the teams were a mix of both Indian and Chinese army personnel.

"Sports brings friendship and team spirit amongst the troops when we play games," said Brigadier S. K. Patiyal of Indian Army on Sunday.

Senior Colonel Qin Xiang You, the Chinese contingent commander said the exercise would help enhance the cooperation between the militaries of both nations.

Sino-Indian joint army exercise on counter terror begins

Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec. 6 : The first-ever Sino-Indian military combat exercises on Indian soil to counter terror and insurgency began here this morning.

“The Sino-Indian military joint exercises are drills. We are looking for confidence-building measures,” said. Major General V K Narula, Additional Director General (Public Information) at the Army Headquarters, here.

“ The joint training exercise is based on a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the defence ministers of two countries,” said the leader of Chinese Army delegation, Senior Colonel Huang Xue Cing.

Huang also said that the Indian Army had given a very welcome to the 137-strong Chinese Army contingent.

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