A mixed team with troops of various nations, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka during the jungle lane shooting range practice at the foreign training node in Aundh, Pune.

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While the countries around the Bay of Bengal are part of one of the fastest growing economic regions, trade among them accounts for only five percent of all trade in the region. Even the implementation of the connectivity master plan will take a long... read more

Nepal skipped the joint military exercise and is likely to participate in a military exercise with China soon, however, General Rawat said that the alliance with China is a ‘temporary’ thing. read more

On the sidelines of the exercise, an equipment display was organised under the aegis of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), which had showcased among many indigenous products, Tata Motors’ two indigenously built combat... read more

The draft connectivity master plan has been arrived at after over a decade of discussions at various levels. read more

The inaugural multinational exercise is currently underway at the Aundh Military Station in Pune. read more

After Nepal decided to skip the first ever BIMSTEC military exercise in India, its newly appointed Army Chief Purna Chandra Thapa has declined an invite by the Indian Army to attend a conclave of army chiefs read more

New Delhi can pretend there are no problems in India’s relationship with its northern neighbour, but the tensions, beneath the surface, will continue to deepen read more

Exercise began at the Foreign training node at Aundh in Pune on Monday read more

Nepal’s decision to pull out came just over a week after Kathmandu hosted a significant summit of Bimstec countries, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. read more

The Nepal Army has withdrawn from the first Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) military exercise to be held in India read more

The training is being supervised by a joint directing panel comprising senior officials of the national contingents. read more

KP Sharma Oli was forced to respond after ruling and opposition party leaders questioned the decision to join the Bimstec military exercise and sought an answer from the premier. read more

For Nepal, India has been the most important trading partner but Kathmandu’s economic engagement with China has deepened in recent years read more

It is clear India is looking to the two-decade-old Bimstec to get around the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), which has become dysfunctional because of differences between New Delhi and Islamabad, and to counter China’s creeping... read more