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Reuters, Jammu

Indian and British troops are going ahead with their high-altitude wargames in disputed Kashmir despite protests from Pakistan and separatist groups, an Indian defence official said on Wednesday. Elite forces from the two countries began training this month for mountain warfare in a three-week drill called "Himalayan Warrior" in the icy heights of Ladakh, upseting Islamabad which also claims the region. "The two sides have successfully carried out the first and second phase of the exercises and the last phase began on Tuesday," a senior Indian military official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.