India-US military exercise "Yudh Abhyas 2014" to kick-start from today
New Delhi: The "Yudh Abhyas 2014", a combined India-US military training exercise will start from today, a Defence Ministry statement said. The "Yudh Abhyas 2014", the training exercise will continue till September 30. Indian troops and their US counterparts will hone their skills in the exercise which is the 10th in the series of combined military training exercises between the two countries. "The training exercise will be conducted in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand under the aegis of Garud Divi…
Indo-US 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' to counter terrorism
Even as India and United States of America are embroiled in a diplomatic face-off with regard to arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, the armies of two countries will be hand-in-hand in a counter terrorism drill. The two countries will conduct their biggest ever joint military exercise – called Yudh Abhyas- between May-June this year. Incidentally, the timing of the joint exercise coincides with the pull out of international forces from Afghanistan. About 250 soldiers from both sides each will train in Uttarakhand under the …
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