The 7th edition of joint military & Army Exercise Mitra Shakti 2019 aimed at enhancing interoperability and operational efficiency between the armies of Sri Lanka and India when deployed as part of the United Nations peacekeeping forces commenced today at Aundh Military Station, Pune, India.The objective of the exercise is to build and promote positive relations between the armies of India and Sri Lanka through a focus on subunit level training on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in urban and rural environments under the United Nations mandate.