In the viral clip, the soldiers can be dancing together on popular Punjabi song "3 Peg" by playback singer Sharry Mann. (Source: @1SBCT_Ghost/Twitter) A heartwarming video of Indian and US soldiers celebrating Basant Panchami during the ongoing US-India ‘Yudh Abhyas’ defence exercises has gone viral on social media.
The 38-second clip was shared by the official Twitter handle of a brigade combat team “Ghost Brigade” along with a caption that read, “Happy #BasantPanchami to our Indian friends & partners! Thanks to our gracious hosts from the #IndianArmy@adgpi, 11th Battalion Jammu And Kashmir Rifles, for inviting us to this beautiful celebration during #YudhAbhyas.”
In the viral clip, soldiers can be dancing together on popular Punjabi song “3 Peg” by playback singer Sharry Mann.
Watch the video here:
🌻Happy #BasantPanchami to our Indian friends & partners!🌼
Thanks to our gracious hosts from the #IndianArmy @adgpi, 11th Battalion Jammu And Kashmir Rifles, for inviting us to this beautiful celebration during #YudhAbhyas.
🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸@SWComd_IA @PRODefRjsthn @USAndIndia @USARPAC pic.twitter.com/BUyznChX3Y— 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team (@1SBCT_Ghost) February 16, 2021
Since being shared online, the clip has garnered over 75,000 views and was also retweeted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
“Wonderful to see U.S. and Indian soldiers celebrate the Basant Panchami festival in the middle of the U.S.-India Yudh Abhyas defence exercises. This is what #USIndia defence cooperation is about — not just increased interoperability, but also stronger people-to-people ties,” read the tweet.
Wonderful to see U.S. and Indian soldiers celebrate the Basant Panchami festival in the middle of the U.S.-India Yudh Abhyas defense exercises. This is what #USIndia defense cooperation is about — not just increased interoperability, but also stronger people-to-people ties. https://t.co/BDjMRXIsoR
— State_SCA (@State_SCA) February 16, 2021
Wah great combination bond and friendship 💐💐💐💐💐🇮🇳🇺🇲
— @spellbinder66 (@spellbinder66) February 17, 2021
It’s so good to see beautiful side of humanity
I wish everyone learns from this beautiful gesture— Eternal Angel (@Angelheartalpha) February 17, 2021
Superb !!!
This is what makes our nations so proud of our unity in diversity.
— Kali Yuga 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Kaliyugamaya) February 17, 2021
This is so good to see..
Such a happy picture..— Aaadiito (@d_impersonator) February 17, 2021
Wonderful to see Indian Army & US Army in Sync surely, slowly yet firmly… LET THE RHYTHM BEGIN
— Alpha Juliet (@AlphaJuliet101) February 17, 2021
Superb dance and enjoying Both countries people.. #IndianArmy #indUSA
— Raj Chakraborty .🇮🇳 (@Rajchakrabory17) February 17, 2021
The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ began in Rajasthan earlier this February.
