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- India and Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-terror drill in Russia next month.
- It is being organised by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- It aims to expand cooperation among the member countries to deal with terrorism and extremism.
- India has picked a contingent of about 200 soldiers of the 5th battalion of the Rajput regiment and a small complement of the Indian Air Force for the drills called “Peace Mission 2018”.
- The drill will be held at the Chebarkulsky (meaning “beautiful, colourful lake” in Turkic) training ground on the slopes of the Southern Urals in Russia.
- This would be the first time the armies of India, Pakistan and China would be involved in a friendly military exercise, along with the other members of the SCO – Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan.
India – China - Pakistan
- Indian and Pakistani forces have been operating together over the years under the flag of UN Peacekeeping forces, notably in Congo.
- The Indian and Chinese armies have a series of bilateral exercises named ‘Hand-in-Hand’ since 2007. ‘Hand-in-Hand’ is also war gamed for a counter-terrorist scenario.
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