Philippines and US to stage their biggest-ever military exercise from Tuesday
The 18-day exercise between Manila and Washington dubbed “Balikatan,” a Tagalog term for “shoulder-to-shoulder” will involve more than 17,000 troops.
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A crowded, cacophonous cockpit
American, Indian and Chinese representatives will start sniping at each other, as Nepal looks on helplessly.