Exercise Maiteree-07, Thais and Indians in anti-terror exercise
Bangkok Post reports that the Armies of India and Thailand are sharing anti-terror tactics in a joint exercise under way west of Kolkata.
A hundred army personnel, 50 from each side, are participating in the 17-day joint exercise that began on Sept 3 and will end on Sept 19 at The Sikh Regiment Centre at Ramgarh village in Jharkhand.
The joint exercise aimed at enhancing coordination and cooperation between the two armed forces in areas of defence and security has been codenamed Exercise Maiteree-07.
The focus of the exercise is train soldiers in carrying out counter insurgency operations in urban areas, more urgent because of the insurgency in southern Thailand.
As part of the joint exercise, troops are practicing basic drills including small team tactics, which are essential for successful counter-insurgency operations.
A joint training in rock assault, rappelling and slithering from helicopters was conducted as a method of quick insertion for successful operation in the urban scenario.
The Thai troops learnt about working in mixed buddy pairs from their Indian counterparts. The buddy pairs, comprising one Indian and one Thai army soldier learnt how to climb high structures.
“The exercise will help us in launching operations against insurgents in our own country. In the joint exercise we are sharing the Indian Army’s experience to deal with the insurgents,” said Thai Army Lt Col Vinai Pimai.
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