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| Foreign armies show keenness to learn counter-terror ops. from India |
| 2007-08-20 |
| More and more countries are now eager to learn from the Indian Army's experience in dealing with counter terrorism and insurgency operations. The Indian Army, will hold as many as 10 joint military exercises with countries ranging from Maldives, Seychelles, Thailand and Mongolia to Russia, UK, China and, the US, during this year, Indias leading English daily "The Times of India" reported Sunday. The focus of these exercises will be counter-terrorism, in urban and rural settings, The Times of India said. The Indian Army has held around 20 joint exercises with the US over the last five years. Along with the navies and air forces, almost 50 Indo-US military exercises have been held during the last five-six years. The Indian Army's Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in Northeastern state of Mizoram is popular among the foreign armies for guerrilla warfare training. The exercise with the Royal Thai Army, named "Maitree", will be held in India from September 1-19 to share experiences in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism, The Times reported. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #3 welllll gotta agree there, Zen... ice-pick thick is a little much, though I'd offer Barbara Boxer as the Guinea Pig for the experimental trial. Can't hurt.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-08-20 22:40 |
| #2 India's making the same mistake the US is - attacking the symptoms (terrorists) instead of the disease (State sponsorship of Islam-based terrorism). Spot on, OP! Now, would someone please |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-20 22:02 |
| #1 I think the US is developing a pretty good counter-insurgency record in Iraq and Afghanistan, in spite of the self-imposed limits of current rules of engagement. I would like the US to develop its own counter-insurgency school. India indeed has a lot of experience with insurgent groups, and some success. They manage to hold the "Line of Control", and keep the insurgency in the Assam area under control, but their success against the Communists in Uttar Pradesh isn't so hot. The communists in Nepal are on the verge of establishing control there. India's making the same mistake the US is - attacking the symptoms (terrorists) instead of the disease (State sponsorsship of Islam-based terrorism). |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-08-20 14:37 |