India, China conclude joint counter-terror exercise

A nearly two-week long joint anti-terrorism and counter-insurgency exercise by Indian and Chinese Armies concluded in Pune today.
The fourth India-China Joint Training Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 culminated after a Joint Tactical Exercise and a closing ceremony held at Aundh Military Camp, Pune, an Army release said.
Twelve days of joint training included understanding of transnational terrorism, developing interoperability and conduct of a joint tactical operation controlled by a Joint Command Post, it said.
Lt General Ashok Singh, Army Commander, Southern Command of the Indian Army and Lt General Zhou Xiaozhou, Chief of Staff, Chengdu Military Command, People's Liberation Army of China witnessed a Joint Tactical Exercise conducted at College of Military Engineering, Pune.

The exercise involved insertion of troops by slithering from helicopters and destroying a terrorist hide-out.