The Indian Army will conduct a joint anti-terrorism exercise in northern India with the Russian Army from October 15-24, local media reported on Wednesday evening.

The joint exercise, called Indra-2010, will be held in Chaubattia in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, Press Trust of India reported, citing an official of Indian Defense Ministry .

It will be a battalion-level exercise, and joined by the infantry elements of the two armies, including a Russian contingent of 257 personnel and an infantry battalion of the Indian Army, said the official.

The participants of the exercise will practice anti-terrorism subjects in a mocked situation according to the scenario, including search, track and surprise attack in a complicated mountainous terrain.

The observers, air elements and representatives from the Defense Ministries of the two countries will be involved in the exercise, which aims to strengthen the relations between the two armies, according to the official.

In October 2005, the first of the Indra exercises was held in India. Indra-2010 is the third of the Indra exercises, following the second conducted in Russia in 2007.