India, Sri Lanka begin 12-day military exercise with focus on counter-terror cooperation
The Hindu
The ‘Mitra Shakti’ exercise got under way with the participation of an all arms contingent of 120 Indian Army personnel, the Sri Lankan Army said.
India and Sri Lanka on Monday began a 12-day mega military exercise with a focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation at the Combat Training School in the island nation’s eastern district of Ampara.
The eighth edition of the ‘Mitra Shakti’ exercise from October 4 to 15 got under way with the participation of an all arms contingent of 120 Indian Army personnel, headed by Colonel Prakash Kumar, the Sri Lankan Army said.
The joint military exercise has been designed to enhance understanding of transnational terrorism, inter-operability skills, conduct of joint tactical operations, sharing of each other’s best practices and experiences, it said.
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