GuWAhati:

Forty American soldiers on Wednesday moved into the forests of India’s remote northeast to learn from Indian soldiers experienced in countering guerrilla warfare, officials said. US Embassy spokesman David Kennedy said the training would focus on the unique terrain of northeastern India, and an Indian army officer said the two-week exercise is aimed at teaching the soldiers how to survive in the inhospitable jungles of the region. The Indian army officer did not want to be identified because he was not authorised to speak to reporters.