On Friday, a joint military exercise between India and the United States of America began in Washington as part of the ongoing defence co-operation between the two countries. The military exercise is being conducted at the Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington.

A joint military exercise between #India and the #US began on September 6 in #Washington as part of the ongoing #defence co-operation between the two nations.

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The joint military exercise which is also known as names as Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest joint-running military training and defence co-operation endeavours between the two nations and will end on September 18. According to officials, armies from India and US will together train, plan and execute a series of well-developed operations for neutralization of threats of varied nature during the military exercise.