Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-nation diplomatic tour, first to Japan for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, followed by China for the SCO Summit.
MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had said last month that both sides decided to "defer" Abe's visit for the December 15-17 summit to a mutually convenient date
The focus of the two-week-long exercise 'Dharma Guardian" will be to increase interoperability between the two forces and enhance coordination in dealing with various security challenges, they said