What’s in the news?

• The Ministry of Defence has announced that the Indian Army will participate in Exercise ZAPAD, 2021, a Multi Nation exercise starting this week at Nizhniy, Russia.
• Exercise ZAPAD will focus primarily on operations against terrorists. Over a dozen countries from Eurasian and South Asian Region will participate in this signature event. 
• The exercise aims to enhance military and strategic ties amongst the participating nations while they plan and execute this exercise.

Reference:

1. https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Indian-Army-to-participate-in-Multilateral-Exercise-ZAPAD%2c-2021-in-Russia&id=425326