New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Indian Navy's multi-national exercise, Milan 24, is all set to be organised in Visakhapatnam from February19-27. Previously, the 11th edition of this exercise was held in February-March 22 in Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command with the theme 'Camaraderie-Cohesion-Collaboration.'

Giving details here on Thursday, navy officials said Milan is a biennial multi-national naval exercise which started in 1995 with the participation of four foreign countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand) in consonance with India's 'Look East policy'.

The exercise flourished under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command till its 10th edition. With the growing stature of the exercise and the requirement of a larger stag...