India Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) – 2019

India Africa Field Training Exercise

Question: India Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) – 2019 held in which city?
(a) Pune
(b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Goa
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • The final planning conference to work out the modalities for Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was conducted at Pune on 23-24 January 2019.
  • Delegates from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda, Niger & Zambia attended the conference.
  • Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was conducted at Aundh Military Station and College of Military Engineering, Pune from 18 March to 27 March 2019.
  • The joint training exercise is being conducted with more than a dozen African countries & India.
  • The initial planning conference for the exercise was held in December 2018.
  • The IAFTX-2019 is a positive step towards growing political and military ties with the member nations of African continent and will boost the already strong strategic cooperation between the countries.

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