Indian Army and Indonesian Army to hold military exercise

[Mblaze]

Indian Army and Indonesian Army to hold military exercise

NEW DELHI: As part of their expanding bilateral strategic ties, India and Indonesia are all set to launch their first-ever joint combat exercise later in February after holding their first army-to-army staff talks in last April.

Crack troops from the two armies will hold the counter-terror exercise at the Indian Army's specialized counter-insurgency and jungle warfare school at Variengte in Mizoram from February 20 to March 4.

"The exercise will also witness top military observers from Indonesia. We are boosting military ties with Indonesia, a key state in south-east Asia, as part of the overall strategic partnership. We had also hosted their president as the chief guest during our Republic Day celebrations last year," said an official.

India, Indonesia to hold maiden combat drill - The Times of India

India world's largest democracy and a secular nation.

Indonesia have the largest population of Muslims in the world and a very important nation for chain of steel against strings of pearls.

 

[MUHARIB]

If i am not wrong i guess this is the first time.

 

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[T90TankGuy]

the string of pearls no of no relevance any more . there is not one country all along the south china sea the pacific rim and even the bay of Bengal with which we don't have military ties now a day.