7th Indo-Bangladesh joint training exercise to start from Nov 6

Kohima based Dfence PRO Colonel Chiranjeet Konwer said exercise SAMPRITI is held alternately in India and Bangladesh every year with an aim to build and promote positive relations between the Armies of India and Bangladesh. It also aims to enhance interoperability between the two nations and enrich from each other’s experience while carrying out Counter Insurgency, Counter Terrorist operations.        

“Exercise SAMPRITI - 2017 has two district components which includes Command Post Exercise (CPX) and Field Training Exercise (FTX). The CPX will be conducted at Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya from November 6 to November 11, 2017over six days whereas FTX will be conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte, Mizoram from November 6 to November 18, 2017 over a period of 13 days. 20 officers each from both the Armies will participate in CPX as part of Brigade and Battalion Command Posts. FTX would include participation of one Infantry company each from the Bangladesh Army and elite Red Horns Division of the Indian Army,” Colonel Konwer said.

CPX will focus on practicing joint planning and conduct of Counter Terrorist operations in semi mountainous terrain with a special focus on drills and procedures followed while operating in dense jungles.

The FTX will emphasise on physical conditioning, training on special heliborne operations, neutralisation of Improvised Explosive Devices, Cordon and Search operations and company, platoon level tactical drills in Counter Terrorist operations scenario.

The Indo-Bangladesh Joint Training Exercise SAMPRITI - 2017 in its seventh edition will send a strong signal to the world that both India and Bangladesh understand the emerging threat of transnational terrorism and stand shoulder to shoulder united in countering this menace.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)