Indian and Myanmar Army to conduct joint military exercise

The first India-Myanmar bilateral military exercise 2017(IMBAX – 2017) willl be held from November 20 to 25 in Umroi in Meghalaya.

The joint exercise is the first of its kind military training exercise on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO) between India and Myanmar. The aim of this bilateral training event is to train the Myanmar delegation for participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations under the UN Flag.

The Exercise includes participation of 15 officers from Myanmar Army and 16 officers from the Indian Army who shall jointly train for over a period of six days.


Suneet Newton, Public Relation Officer (Defence) Guwahati/Shillong said that the Indian Army has a rich experience of serving in UNPKO and during the IMBAX 2017, the focus will be on training the Myanmar Army delegation on the tactics, procedures, expertise and methodology required by the contingent of the member nations for serving in UNPKO