The first-ever Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) anti-terror military exercise held at Pune in Maharashtra
The armies of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar only participating in the exercise.
Nepal and Thailand have sent only “observers” to the “Milex-2018” exercise.
The aim of the exercise was to create synergy, better understanding and evolve an institutionalized military forum for regional cooperation in the field of counter-terrorist operations among the member states.