Indian and Chinese troops will take part in military training in Russia at the end of this month, the first major war game organized by Russia since the Ukraine invasion in February.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense in Beijing on Wednesday in a statement announced the participation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the exercise, added that “India, Belarus, Tajikistan, Mongolia and other countries will also participate”.
India also indicates its participation in war games. There was no response from the Indian Army on Wednesday on the question of Indian participation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said last month Vostok (East) 2022 training will be held from August 30 to September 5 in 13 training sites in the Russian Eastern Military District, and that maneuvers will include air forces units, long -term bombers and aircraft military cargo.
It is still unclear whether Indian and Chinese troops will be present together or if they will take part in different training that will be spread in 13 different training places.
Deepening cooperation
The Statement of the Chinese Ministry of Defense noted that the exercise was “not related to the current international and regional situation” and was aimed at “deepening pragmatic and friendly cooperation with the military of participating countries, increasing the level of strategic coordination of all participating parties, and increasing the ability to handle various security threats “.
Indian and Chinese troops remain in a dispute that has lasted for more than two years along the actual control line (LAC) in East Ladakh after a violation by PLA in April 2020. The release has occurred in several regions along the LAC but spoke to restore the status quo In the remaining friction areas in hot springs, Demchok and Depsang have moved slowly.