On the last day of the military training, coded ‘Force 18’, the observers visited the Pune’s College of Military Engineering to witness a humanitarian mine action exercise.
They later were taken to Aundh to witness a peacekeeping operation exercises that included military drills such as patrolling, convoy protection and standard combat deployment.
This was followed by a debriefing, wherein the contingent heads reflected on the lessons learnt and shared experiences with one another.
Force 18, started on March 2, saw the participation of 18 countries, including the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN,) plus eight dialogue partners - India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Russia, the US, Australia and New Zealand.