Indian, US armies begin joint exercises in HawaiiIndo-Asian News ServiceSeptember 6, 2006 The Indian Army began its largest joint exercise on foreign soil on Wednesday with 140 officers and soldiers joining their US counterparts in honing their counter-insurgency skills at the Schofield Army Base barracks in Hawaii.'Operation Yudh Abhyas (preparing for war)' will run till September 23, a US embassy official said.It follows a similar exercise held at Chaubhatia near Ranikhet in Uttaranchal in January.During the 18-day exercise, the Indian troops, drawn from the Gurkha Regiment, will test their interoperability with forces from the US 25 Infantry Division in face-to-face...