Indian Army conducts exercise near Pakistan border

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Jaipur: Indian Army carried out one of the largest field exercise involving all entities of war fighting, including civil agencies in the frontier areas of Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan.

The week-long drills, which ended yesterday, was to validate actions for a decisive victory, according to a Defence Ministry spokesperson.

“There were many firsts in this exercise which cemented the jointness and synergy between Indian Army , Indian Air Force and BSF,” the spokesperson said in a statement here today.

There was on ground application and usage of numerous indigenous technologies and equipments validating their fusion in enhancing operational capabilities, he said.

The synergetic actions have also validated new concepts of war fighting in an integrated theatre, he said.

For the first time , the senior most commanders of both Indian Army and Indian Air Force together visited the exercising troops in forward areas and reviewed their inter service coordination and interoperability including that of Border Security Force, the spokesperson said.