(Source: Facebook/ ADGPI – Indian Army)The eighth edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise ‘Indra 2016’ was flagged off in Vladivostok in Russia on Friday. Interestingly though, Russian troops arrived in Pakistan the same day for the first-ever Pakistan-Russia joint military exercise. A same number of Russian troops from the 59th Motorised Infantry are participating in the joint exercise. (Source: India is in a precarious position as one of its oldest partners is now engaging with its principal military adversary. Russia has the potential to act as another peacemaker between India and Pakistan as they go loggerheads against each other after the recent Uri terror attack.

Source: Indian Express September 23, 2016 14:32 UTC