More and more countries are now eager to learn from the Indian Army's experience in dealing with counter terrorism and insurgency operations. The Indian Army, will hold as many as 10 joint military exercises with countries ranging from Maldives, Seychelles, Thailand and Mongolia to Russia, UK, China and, the US, during this year, Indias leading English daily "The Times of India" reported Sunday. The focus of these exercises will be counter-terrorism, in urban and rural settings, The Times of India said.
The Indian Army has held around 20 joint exercises with the US over the last five years. Along with the navies and air forces, almost 50 Indo-US military exercises have been held during the last five-six years.
The Indian Army's Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in Northeastern state of Mizoram is popular among the foreign armies for guerrilla warfare training.
The exercise with the Royal Thai Army, named "Maitree", will be held in India from September 1-19 to share experiences in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism, The Times reported. |