Tens of thousands of allied troops had participated in the summertime drills, which had mainly consisted of computer simulations to hone joint decision making and planning, although South Korea's military has emphasized the revival of large-scale field training this time.
Taiwan's army also said it detected four unmanned aerial vehicles flying in the vicinity of the offshore county of Kinmen which they believe to be Chinese drones.
China vs Taiwan: The four-day military exercises were being held a day after Pelosi's visit. China, which claims Taiwan as part of its mainland, strongly objected to her visit.
In violation of existing diplomatic norms, India was not invited for the cultural event organised by Pakistan on Thursday under the aegis of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) military drill in Russia.
Complimenting the commanders and troops for an outstanding display of professional competence and warfighting capability in extreme terrain and altitude conditions, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said he was fully confident that Northern Command will continue its legacy of excelling in combat, should conflict be forced upon the nation.
The ties between India and China hit rock-bottom after both the sides were locked in a 73-day standoff in Doklam in the Sikkim sector of the border in 2017.
Operation Indra: India-Russia performs joint military exercise in Jhansi
The last 'Hand-in-Hand' exercise took place in Pune in 2016. However, the drill did not take place in 2017 due to tensions between the two armies over Doklam.
The BIMSTEC armies, showcased tactical drills like hostage rescue by insertion of troops from helicopters, room intervention as well as house clearing drills.
Tuesday and Wednesday will see planning and preparation while actual operations will start on Thursday and last five days.
Dana White, spokeswoman for the Defence Department, said planning for the summer drills has stopped, but there have been no decisions made on any other military exercises with South Korea.
The five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops -- began Monday morning, Seoul's air force said.
The drill, according to the Israeli Defence Army, will last 10 days and is meant to simulate scenarios in the next confrontation with Hezbollah
Russian forces on Friday arrived in Pakistan for its first ever joint military drill that begins on Saturday, a military spokesperson said.
Beijing: Flexing muscles, China kicked off military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, east Indian Ocean and West Pacific involving advanced warships, helicopters and "special warfare" soldiers. Three naval ships of China's Nanhai Fleet
Beijing: Joint military drills between China and India will "surely promote bilateral collaboration", said an opinion piece in state-run Global Times.The opinion piece "Sino-Indian military drill unfairly targeted" said that the India-China Combined military training
Moscow: Russia announced on Wednesday that its strategic missile forces (RVSN) will hold large-scale drills in southern Siberia this month.The announcement came a day before the two-day NATO summit kicks off in Wales, where leaders
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