India and Russia began their joint military exercise, Indra 2013, at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in South Western Command today
The opening ceremony saw the unfurling of the national flags of both countries to the strains of ”Jana Gana Mana…” and “Russia Sviashennaia Nasha Derzhava… (Russia is our sacred state, Russia is our beloved land)”.
Indian and Russian soldiers stood side by side, with their tanks and Infantry combat vehicles in the background and gave a ceremonial salute to the two senior most officers of both the Russian and Indian Army reviewing the line-up of combat forces.
