Opening ceremony for the 7th Sino-India joint exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018, scheduled from 10 to 23 December 2018 was held on 11 December 2018 at Chengdu, China. Company size contingents of 11 SIKHLI from Indian Army and a regiment from Tibetan Military District of People’s Liberation Army participated in the exercise. The Indian contingent was led by Col Puneet Pratap Singh Tomar, Commanding Officer, 11 SIKHLI, while the Chinese contingent was led by Col Zhou Jun. Major General Kuang Dewang, senior representative of joint training from PLA, reviewed the parade in presence of a number of officials from both the nations.
The exercise will consist of a balance of indoor classes and outdoor training activities. The aim of the exercise is to build and promote close relations between armies of both the countries and to enhance ability of the joint exercise commander to take military contingents of both nations under command. The exercise will involve tactical level operations in an international counter insurgency/ counter terrorism environment under UN mandate.
India and China resumed their joint military drills Hand In Hand after a one-year gap on Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018 in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu to improve capabilities in fighting terrorism and promote mutual understanding. The opening ceremony of the drills was held on December 11, 2018. Each side will send 100 troops to take part in the 7th India and China joint military exercises – ‘Hand in Hand’ – which will focus on counter-terrorism operations, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Col Ren Guoqiang said last month.
The exercises will be held after a gap of one year as both the sides were locked in a 73-day standoff in Doklam in the Sikkim sector of the border in 2017.
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This is the story of two childhood friends who grew up together with the same dream to join the Indian army and what was the probability of childhood friends to clear the defence exam and interview, join the academy and pass out from the academy as a commissioned officer at the same time same day! Defence aspirants would know that the probability of this to happen is nearly zero. This is the story of Lt Shubham and Lt Vineet as narrated by Lt Shubham Bbaunthiyal.
Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) Ships Varyag, Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma arrived Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA NAVY, the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy exercise on 09 Dec 18. The 10th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY will be conducted at/off Visakhapatnam from 09 to 16 December 2018. The primary aim of the exercise is to increase inter-operability amongst the two navies, develop common understanding and procedures for maritime security operations. Initiated in 2003, INDRA NAVY exercise has matured over the years with increase in scope, complexity and level of participation.
Officers Training Academy’s Gaya 14th Pass Out Parade ceremony held on 08 December 2018. With this, 165 cadets joined the Indian Army as an officer. In the pass-out parade, 168 cadets including three Bhutani took part. On this occasion, 165 cadets of the Indian army took the pledge to keep the unity and integrity of the country intact. During the OTA Gaya passing out parade, the Chief of Bhutan Army took salute and inspected all the cadets in the main parade.
IMA Passing Out Parade 08 December 2018: IMA POP : The Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun held its passing out parade on Saturday. 428 Gentlemen Cadets passed out in this ceremony. Of these 428, 347 cadets are set to join the Indian Army as officers. 80 foreign cadets of seven friendly nations were also amongst the passing out cadre, and will join the armies of their respective nations. Cadets after strenuous training and their hard work will be inducted in regiments across India. Families gathered as spectators to witness the last moments of their sons and daughters’ academic journey. Chief Guest of the passing out ceremony was the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu.
Indian military academy passing out parade held on 08 December 2018 and with that Indian army got 347 young officers to defend the motherland. While moving on the Drill Square in front of the Historic Chetwood Building Gentleman Cadet stepped on the IMA song, 427 Gentleman Cadets including 80 FGC crossed the antim pag and became the officers in the Indian army. They achieved this after the two-year stringent training at the Indian Military Academy. The parade was inaugurated at 8:55 AM. Company Sergeant Major Arvind, Manish Kumar, Hitesh Chanda, Sanjay Pant, Thakur Harshvardhan, Rahul Singh and Brajesh Pal Singh took their place on drill squares. Meanwhile, several senior army officers and retired officers, including Commandant-in-Chief General SK Jha, Deputy Commandant Major General JS Nehra were present.
Indian airforce has published the final merit list of candidates who are going to join the Indian Air force academy, Hyderabad for the January 2019 course. Candidates who have cleared the AFSB interview of AFCAT 1 2018 and CDS 1 2018 can check the merit list for AFA January 2019 course. There are total 96 candidates who are in the merit list and will get the joining letter for Air Force Academy. List of Selected Candidates for various courses commencing in Jan 19 is placed at Annexure ‘A’. To meet vacancies in various branches, allotment has been made taking into consideration Eligibility, Merit Position, Medical Fitness and choices given by the candidates. Please note that the selection is subject to Medical Fitness as given by the competent Armed Forces Medical Authorities and on Submission of Requisite Documents as proof of having achieved the minimum educational qualifications for the course, besides other qualifications.
