INDIA- CHINA JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE ` HAND-IN-HAND 2016 ` HELD.

THE INDIA- CHINA JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE ` HAND-IN HAND 2016 ` HELD IN PUNE FROM NOVEMBER 15 TO 27. THE EXERCISE IS IN CONTINUA-TION OF THE SERIES OF JOINT EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA. THIS WILL BE THE SIXTH JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE BETWEEN THE INDIAN ARMY AND THE PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY OF CHINA AND IS HELD ANNUALLY, ALTERNATELY, IN INDIA AND CHINA. THE AIM OF THE JOINT TRAINING IS TO SHARE THE EXPERTISE IN DRILLS AND PRACTICES WHILE TRACKLING INSURGENCY AND TERRORISM, THEREBY PROMOTING HEALTHY MILITARY TO MILTARY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO ARMIES AND DEVELOPING JOINT STRATEGIES FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN A COUNTER TERRORISM ENVIRONMENT.