India to participate in Kavkaz 2020 exercise in Russia

India will take part in the multilateral military “Russian Kavkaz 2020” strategic command-post exercise to be held in Astrakhan, Russia.
The Indian contingent includes 150 Army personnel and a smaller number of personnel from the Navy and Air Force.
The invitation for participation to Kavkaz 2020, also referred to as Caucasus-2020, has been extended to at least 18 countries including China, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey apart from other Central Asian Republics part of the SCO.