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G20 host India launches military drills near China border
By Agence France-Presse
Sep 04, 2023 11:19 pm

NEW DELHI: India launched major military drills on Monday, including along contested border areas with China, which will continue during the G20 summit in New Delhi that President Xi Jinping will skip.

The 11 days of drills named 'Trishul,' or trident, were 'an annual training exercise' in northern zones bordering Pakistan and China, a defense official told AFP, declining to be named as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

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