The Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police carried out a joint exercise named 'Agni Pariksha' at Sigar in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. It trained personnel from non-artillery units in artillery procedures. This was the first integrated firepower drill held jointly by the two forces. The ITBP guards the India-China border, and the exercise was aimed at improving coordination and combined firepower between the Army and the border force in the frontier region.