8th India-Sri Lanka Joint Exercise – Mitra Shakti 21

India and Sri Lanka will begin a 12-day joint military training exercise ‘Mitra Shakti’ in Sri Lanka’s Ampara from October 4 with a focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation.

The 8th edition of the India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra Shakti-21” is scheduled to take place at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka from October 4 to 15, 2021.

The aim of the exercise is to enhance interoperability and sharing best practices in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations between Armies of both countries and further strengthen the relationship between both the South Asian Nations. India and Sri Lanka will begin a 12-day mega-military training exercise in Sri Lanka’s Ampara.

The 7th Edition of Exercise Mitra Shakti was held in 2019, at Foreign Training Node (FTN), Pune, and Maharashtra.