Myanmarese army train with Indian Army

First ever joint military training of the troops from Indian Army in Meghalaya and Myanmarese army with a group of 15 officers have started a six-day bilateral military exercise.

The India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017 (IMBAX-2017) will take place at the recently created Joint Training Node of the Indian Army at Umroi, 30km away from Meghalaya capital’s Shillong.

“The exercise aims to train officers of Myanmar Army in various United Nations peacekeeping roles and tasks,” said a release issued here by defence public relation officer Lt Col Suneet Newton.