SCO Peace Mission Exercise 2018 will be conducted by Central Military Commission of Russia at Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk, Russia from 22nd August to 29th August 2018.
SCO Peace Mission Exercise is conducted as part of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) initiatives.
It is conducted biennially for SCO member states.
India is participating for the first time in the exercise after becoming a full member of the SCO in June 2017.
The exercise will involve tactical level operations in an international counter insurgency or counter terrorism environment under SCO Charter.