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China and India to hold joint anti-terror exercise
China and India will hold an anti-terrorism exercise, state media reported on Thursday, in what appears to be a display of cooperation between the two rivals soon after the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
- Agencies
- Published: 16:14 December 4, 2008
Beijing: China and India will hold an anti-terrorism exercise, state media reported on Thursday, in what appears to be a display of cooperation between the two rivals soon after the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
The joint drill, named "Hand in Hand 2008", will be held in Belgaum in south India from Saturday and continue until 14 Dec., a spokesman from China's Ministry of Defence told the official Xinhua news agency on Thursday.
The exercise will involve one infantry company from each country.
The spokesman stressed the anti-terror drill was not aimed at Pakistan.
"There is no specific background to the drill and it is not aimed at third parties," the spokesman said, according to Xinhua. "The timing of the start of the exercise was set long ago."
"The objective of this joint exercise is to enhance understanding and trust between the two militaries," said Huang.
India and China held their first such joint exercise last year.
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