Relevance: Prelims: Defence
Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 between India and Thailand will be conducted at Umroi (Meghalaya) from 16-29 Sep 2019.
Key highlights
- Exercise MAITREE is an annual training event which is being conducted alternatively in Thailand and India since 2006.
- The scope of this exercise covers company level joint training on counter terrorism operations in jungle and urban scenario.
- The joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence co-operation between Indian Army (IA) and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) which in turn will further foster defence cooperation and bilateral relations between the two nations.