Meghalaya:As part of the ongoing defence cooperation between India and Bangladesh, a joint military training exercise, 'Sampriti IX', commenced at Meghalaya's Umroi on Monday.
The main focus of the ninth edition of the exercise is on counter-terrorism operations in the mountainous and jungle terrain.
During the 14-day joint military exercise, a Command Post Exercise (CPX) and a Field Training Exercise (FTX) will be conducted. For both the CPX and FTX, a scenario where both countries are working together in a counter-terrorism environment will be simulated under the UN Charter.
The FTX curriculum is progressively planned where the participants will initially get familiar with each other's organisational structure and tactical drills.