New Delhi: Indian army has planned to host an ever largest multi-national military exercise in Pune next year.
All member states of ASEAN and its eight partners including US, Russia, China and Japan are expected to send their military for this grand global display.
According to sources this is for the first time in history that the Indian army is planned to host such an ever largest military exercise.
The sources also added that the military exercise which include Field Training (FTX-2016) would be appeared as attractive by the participation of army personnel from 18 ASEAN plus nations for a duration of one week.
It has also added that the FTX-2016 would promote practical cooperation and provide possibilities to learn and share good activities from each other.
Other major countries that will take part in the joint exercises are South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Vietnam, South Korea and India would together coordinate the grand military exercises.
The organization ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is a political based economic organization in which ten Southeast Asian countries called Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Singapore are registered.
Earlier this year, ASEAN as well as India have confirmed their sincerity to fortify and move forward the strategic partnerships and decided to cooperate each other.

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