Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission Exercise for the year 2018 is going to be conducted by Central Military Commission of ____________.

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Who: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission Exercise for the year 2018
What: is going to be conducted by Central Military Commission of Russia
When: published on 10th August 2018

As part of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) initiatives, SCO Peace Mission Exercise is conducted biennially for SCO member states. The joint exercise for the year 2018 will be conducted by Central Military Commission of Russia from 22 August to 29 August 2018 at Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk, Russia. This will be a historic occasion due to the maiden participation of India post becoming a full member of the SCO in June 2017. This exercise marks a major milestone in the multilateral relations of SCO member nations. The exercise will involve tactical level operations in an international counter insurgency or counter terrorism environment under SCO Charter.

Indian contingent of 200 personnel is primarily composed of troops from infantry and affiliated arms & services along with Indian Air Force. The Indian contingent has been put through a strenuous training schedule which includes firing, heliborne operations, combat conditioning, tactical operations and house intervention drills.

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