CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Defence cooperation The navies of both India and Myanmar conducted a historic bilateral naval exercise, IMNEX-18. India also invited the Myanmar Army to participate in the India-led multilateral Milan naval exercisethat occurs biennially in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Detailed explanation-2: -On November 20, 2017, the Exercise code-named India-Myanmar Bilateral Army Exercise (IMBAX) began at the Joint Warfare Centre in Umroi, near Shillong in Meghalaya. India and Myanmar will be holding a weeklong Army warfare exercise. It is to build and promote closer relations with the armies of their neighbours.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 2022 exercise also was the 30th anniversary of Malabar, which began as a bilateral exercise between Indian and US navies. Japan has been a permanent partner of the Malabar since 2015 and Australia has been participating since 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yudh Abhyas is a joint military exercise, bilaterally occurring between India and the US. It started in 2002 and is undertaken by the armies of both countries to promote defence cooperation.