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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is India and China. The opening ceremony for the 7th Sino-India joint exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018, scheduled from 10 to 23 December 2018 was held on 11 December 2018 at Chengdu, China.

Detailed explanation-2: -IAS Exam Latest Updates The eighth round of the India-China joint training exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand-2019’ began on December 7, 2019, at the Joint Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya. The joint military exercise “Hand-in-Hand” began in Kunming, China in 2007, and its second edition took place in Belgaum, Karnataka, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hand-in-Hand is an annual exercise that takes place as part of India’s and China’s military diplomacy and interaction. The exercise will include tactical operations in an UN-mandated multinational counterinsurgency/counterterrorism environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hand in Hand exercise is India-China joint military exercise.