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India and the United States continue to strengthen bilateral partnership and engagement as the armies of the two nations will be holding important combat exercise in Rajasthan’s Mahajan Field Firing ranges from 8-21 February, reports Times of India.
Called “Yudh Abhyas”, it will be the first such engagement between India and the US since President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took over.
The US Army has sent a contingent that would include a brigade headquarters and a battalion group of around 250 soldiers from its Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Meanwhile, India will also be fielding an infantry brigade headquarters and a battalion group from the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Light Infantry.
The exercise is aimed to further the interoperability in counter-terrorism operations in semi-urban, semi-desert terrain, along with attack helicopters and infantry combat vehicles.
India will also be holding another important military exercise called “Vajra Prahar” land combat exercise between Indian and US special security forces in March. India for a long time has been working towards establishing a special forces command like the American Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
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