UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies

Question 131: International Relations and Current Affairs

‘Hand-in-Hand 2007’, a joint anti-terrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?

aChina

bJapan

cRussia

dUSA

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Hand-in-Hand 2007 was the first joint anti-terrorism training exercise between the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army, held at Kunming in China's Yunnan province in December 2007. It was a step in building military trust between the two neighbours, and further editions followed.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) China was India's partner in Hand-in-Hand.
(b) India's naval exercise with Japan is called JIMEX.
(c) India's army exercise with Russia is called INDRA.
(d) India's army exercise with the USA is called Yudh Abhyas.

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