Russia-India joint military drill from November 18 in Uttar Pradesh
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India and Russia will hold a joint military exercise from November 18 to 28 in Uttar Pradesh, Russian authorities said today, ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi.
The exercise, Indra-2018, will see the participation of about 250 servicemen of motorized infantry units of Russia's Eastern Military District (EMD), deployed in the Primorye Region (in the Far East), the EMD said.
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"The sides agreed that the exercise will be held at a training ground near the town of Babina in Uttar Pradesh of the Republic of India," the EMD said.