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Indian Army, Air Force Begin Exercises in Desert

Article from: Xinhua English Newswire Article date: February 16, 2000

The Indian Army and Air Force have begun a major joint exercise in the Thar desert, about 100 kilometers inside the international border, local media reported on Wednesday.

The exercise, code-named "Operation Vijay Chakra," is being held in the Suratgarh area in the tri-junction of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, with the army's strike corps, elite paratroopers and frontline combat jets participating, India's major English newspaper The Hindu reported.

Though the exercise was described by an Indian Army spokesman as a "routine" one conducted by ...

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