The ASEAN 18 military exercise, or Force 18, will begin in Pune on 2 March and carry on till 8 March.
This ‘Multinational Field Training Exercise (FTX)’ has been labelled as the largest one and will see participation from all the ASEAN nations along with participation from China, the US, Russia, Japan, and South Korea.
The theme of the exercise is Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) and aims to teach the participating armies methods to maintain peace and stability.