The 18th edition of Indo-US joint military training exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' has begun in Auli, Uttarakhand.
The 15-day-long exercise focuses on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare.
The joint exercise will also focus on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between the Armies of the two nations.
The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) in October 2021.