Indian, UK Armies celebrate Dussehra in Ranikhet

Almora: Soldiers of both Indian and UK Armies celebrated Dussehra on Friday with all the traditional festivities, dancing and smearing each other with colour, at Chaubatia Cantonment in Ranikhet where the “Ajeya Warrior” joint military training exercise (Oct 7-Oct20) is taking place. The Infantry Company from the Indian Army and an equivalent strength of the UK Army have been sharing expertise and tactics during this exercise.
“Exercise #AjeyaWarrior The festival of #Dusshera was celebrated with full fervour by the troops of #IndianArmy & #BritishArmy. The celebrations reflected the mutual respect and camaraderie between the two Armies. #IndiaUKFriendship” Indian Army tweeted on Friday.
During the ongoing sixth edition of “Ajeya Warrior”, armies of both nations are acquiring high-end strategic techniques to tackle the challenges of terrorism and internal insurgency. They are getting to know each other’s tactics, procedures, techniques, weapons, etc.