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Indo-Chinese border troops hold first Joint Tactical Exercise in Ladakh region
to ensure greater interaction between troops along LoAC
Chushul- Moldo, February 7, (Scoop News)-The first Joint Tactical Exercise (JTE) between Indian and Chinese border troops was conducted in the Chushul-Moldo area on Saturday, a defence spokesman said on Sunday.

"This is a part of ongoing initiatives being taken by India and China to ensure greater interaction between troops stationed along the LAC, and thereby ensure peace & tranquility on the border", he added.

The spokesman said as previously agreed by both countries, the exercise focused on actions to be coordinated to jointly tackle aspects of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief.

"The Indian Army team of thirty personnel was led by Colonel Ritesh Chandra Singh while the Chinese delegation of an equal compliment was led by Colonel Qu Yi", he said adding "lasting an entire day, the joint exercise was based on a situation of a national disaster occurring on the border and the subsequent coordination of rescue mission by joint teams of both countries".

The spokesman said joint exercise, code named “Sino-India Cooperation 2016”, compliments the Hand-in-Hand series of India-China Joint Exercises and the recently conducted border troops Joint Exercise in Sikkim.

"The increased interaction amongst Indian and Chinese border troops is a very positive step in enhancing confidence and building relations between the two armies", he maintained.

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