While there was no comment from the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, China’s Ministry of Defense said the exercise was ‘irrelevant’ to the regional situation.
Indian and Chinese troops will take part in a week-long multi-country exercise in Russia later this month, with both countries’ armies practicing joint military maneuvers amid border tensions in eastern Ladakh and the war in Ukraine.
In addition to China, the drills, led by host Russia, will involve troops from India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan and other countries, China’s Defense Ministry said in a brief statement on Wednesday. The exercise, which will be held between August 30 and September 5 at various military facilities in Russia, is likely to be followed closely globally by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
While there was no official comment from the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, people familiar with the matter said the two countries have sent troops for such exercises in the past as part of their multilateral commitment to cooperate on defense and security issues.
Indian Army officials also declined to comment officially on upcoming drills, but said there were examples of India and China participating in multi-national drills held in Russia last year.
China’s Ministry of Defense said the activity was “immaterial” to the ongoing worldwide and territorial circumstance. The Russian government affirmed the “Vostok” (East) penetrates last month without sharing subtleties.
China’s Ministry of Defense affirmed the activity and shared more subtleties on Wednesday. “As per the yearly arrangement of collaboration between the military of the two nations and the respective understanding, the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) will before long give up and send part of its powers to Russia to take part in the Vostok-2022 activity,” the Chinese assertion said.
“China’s cooperation means to upgrade vital coordination among partaking countries and reinforce the capacity to answer security dangers,” the service said in a proclamation, as per official media.
In a proclamation in July, the Russian government expressed troops from the country’s Eastern Military District would participate in the drills and that they would be held at 13 military offices.
“The drills will unite the flying corps, long-reach and military vehicle airplane and military units of different nations,” said a Russian explanation cited by the authority news organization Tass.
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