India & Sri Lanka's 'Mitra Shakti' Military Exercise Commences

The eighth edition of the 'Mitra Shakti' exercise between the military of India and Sri Lanka has started at Combat Training School in Sri Lanka's Ampara on October 4. Reportedly, 120 personnel of the Indian army will participate in the 12-day military exercise till October 15. ''The aim of the exercise is to promote close relations between armies...sharing best practices in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations,'' said the defense ministry.