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India and the United States on Friday joined in the 18th edition of ‘Yudh Abhyas’, a joint military training exercise at Auli in Uttarakhand.

"Indian Army and US Army join hands for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2022," said the Additional Directorate General of Public Information, Indian Army.

According to Army, the joint exercise focuses on employing an Infantry Battalion Group in Peacekeeping and Disaster Relief operations under the United Nations mandate.

"It will help both countries to encounter China by endorsing each other. The 15-day long exercise will focus on high altitude, extremely cold climate warfare," said ADG PI, Indian Army.

‘Yudh Abhyas’ is conducted annually between India and USA with the aim of exchanging best practices, tactics, techniques and procedures between the Armies of the two nations.

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The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) in October 2021.