Indian Army's Soldiers from Trishakti Corps, the North Bengal-headquartered corps of the Indian military tasked to protect the state of Sikkim and the strategic Siliguri Corridor, trained in mountain warfare at an elevation of 14,000 feet on Tuesday.
"Trishakti Corps troops are undergoing AMAR (Army Martial Arts Routine) training above 14,000 ft, sharpening close combat skills in extreme high altitude conditions. AMAR strengthens reflexes, stamina, and close quarters readiness," the Indian Army said in a post on X.
These exercises are part of the combat readiness of the Indian Armed Forces. The tri-services, including the Army, Navy and Air Force, are engaged in military drills at regular intervals.
In 19th edition of the annual bilateral Exercise SURYAKIRAN between the Indian Army and the Nepali Army began in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on November 25 and is set to conclude on December 8.
The Indian Army also held a high-altitude exercise 'Ram Prahar' in the holy town of Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Ram Prahar "underscores the Army's focus on operational agility, multi-domain capability, and real-time decision-making across land, air and cyber domains-reflecting a posture of preparedness, deterrence, and strategic assurance in the current fragile regional security context," the Ministry of Defence said in a statement earlier this month.