The Indian Army on Thursday said that its Western Command carried out a major exercise, involving armored and mechanized troops and attack helicopters.
"Armoured and mechanised troops of the Indian Army's Airawat Division under the Western Army Command carried out integrated training manoeuvres with attack helicopters," the force wrote on X, previously known as Twitter.
India's Military Stand-Off With China
The three wings of the Indian armed forces have been conducting regular exercises in recent days at a time when New Delhi's military stand-off with Beijing moved into a fourth year.
However, some positive signals emerged from the last meeting of military commanders of the two nations held last week.
"The two sides had a positive, constructive and in-depth discussion on the resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector. In line with the guidance provided by the leadership, they exchanged views in an open and forward looking manner," the joint statement read.
"They agreed to resolve the remaining issues in an expeditious manner and maintain the momentum of dialogue and negotiations through military and diplomatic channels," it added.
Subsequently, a geopolitical pundit told Sputnik India that the words in the joint statement were "encouraging".
"It is encouraging that both countries want to resolve the Ladakh border dispute in an expeditious manner. However, resolving the border matter is a long-term process and will possibly involve more rounds of negotiations, which will go on even after the BRICS and G-20 Summits," Niranjan Marjani, an international relations expert, based in Gujarat said.