India will host one of the largest -national military exercise

The India Army is all set to organize one of the largest multinational military exercise in March which will see the participation of the 18 'ASEAN Plus' countries. Over 360 personnel will participate in 'Exercise Force Eighteen' to be held from March 2-8 in Pune with the theme of Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Keeping Operations. The ASEAN Plus is made up of 18 countries -- 10 ASEAN countries and Australia, China, Japan, India, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the United States