British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith interacts with a UK soldier during the joint exercise in Mahajan Field Range. Tribune Photo

Our Correspondent

Abohar, December 14

The “Exercise Ajeya Warriror-2017’’, the third in the series of joint exercises of the Indian and British armies culminated on Thursday at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges near the Sriganganagar-Bikaner highway. The fortnight-long exercise had commenced on December 1.The closing ceremony was attended by observers and senior military dignitaries from both the armies. Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, British High Commissioner in India and Major General Robert Harry Talbot Rice from the United Kingdom and Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding, STRIKE 1, and Major General Rupinder Singh, General Officer Commanding, Cockerel Division, from the Indian Army were present on the occasion.Set in the backdrop of growing terrorist activities worldwide, the first and second editions of the exercise were conducted at Belgaum (India) and Westdown camp, Salisbury Plains Training Area, UK, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Representatives of both the armies conveyed immense satisfaction over the learning content of the exercise and were hopeful of more such exchanges in the future.