Beijing, December 14: Personnel of the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), participating in the 'Hand-in-Hand' military exercise, played a friendly football match on Thursday in Chengdu -- where the joint drill is underway.

The football match is part of the slew of joint exercises being conducted by the two forces, in a bid to boost friendly ties and cooperation between them. Video of Indian Army Soldiers Dancing on Pakistani Song ‘Hawa Hawa’ Sung by Hassan Jahangir in Siachen Goes Viral.

Here is the video of the friendly football match posted by the Indian Army on social media:

The the 7th round of their Hand-in-Hand drill began on December 11, and is scheduled to continue till December 23. Both sides have fielded 100 personnel to take part in the seventh edition of the exercises focussing on tactical level operations in an International Counter Insurgency/Counter Terrorist environment as per UN mandate.

The drills are being held after a gap of one year as they could not be held last year because both armies were locked in a 73-day standoff at Doklam in the Sikkim sector. The drills would conclude on December 23.

The Indian military contingent headed by Col. Puneet Tomar arrived in Chengdu city Monday to take part in the exercises to foster closer ties between the two militaries which guard the 3488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC).

(With agency inputs)

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