There was no immediate confirmation from India s defence ministry on the withdrawal of the first batch of Indian military personnel from the Maldives as reported by the media in Maldives.
There are 88 military personnel manning the three Indian platforms that have been providing humanitarian and medical evacuation services to the people of the Maldives for the last few years using two helicopters and a Dornier aircraft.
The 6th edition of Indo-Japan joint military exercise, 'Exercise Dharma Guardian', will be conducted from Feb 25 to March 9 in Bikaner Jaisalmer. The exercise focuses on platoon level joint training and aims to enhance interoperability between the Indian Army and Japan Self Defence Force.
India and the Maldives are in discussions for keeping the Indian military platforms in the island nation and a core group that both sides agreed to set up will look at the details relating to it, official sources said on Sunday.
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