Interesting news which suggests India wants to develop a serious capability in countering urban insurgencies.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Wednesday began its largest exercise with US forces to train for counter-insurgency operations in urban areas at a military base in Hawaii.
A 140-strong Indian contingent is participating with troops from the 25th Infantry Division of the US Pacific Command in Yudh Abhyas 06-02, the second training exercise of its type this year, said officials of the US embassy.
It also contains a small helicopter-based training effort.
Two Army Aviation Corps pilots are currently training on US Army helicopters like the Kiowa and Black Hawk at the Wainwright base in Alaska, the officials said.
It should be increasingly clear to people that the GWOT really is a world war with no end of additional fronts.
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