Exercise Ekuverin

• 10 Oct 2019

The tenth edition of the Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin, between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force, is being held from 7^th-20^th October, 2019 in Pune, Maharashtra.

• India and Maldives have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the Maldivian language since 2009.
• The 14 days Joint Exercise is held alternatively in India and Maldives.
• It focuses on enhancing interoperability between the two forces for carrying out counter insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in a semi-urban environment under the United Nations mandate.
• The ninth edition of the exercise was held in 2018 in Maldives.

Source: PIB