Recently, the armies of India and Nepal have started the 15th edition of joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ at Pithoragarh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Important points:
The biannual exercise, which takes place alternately in both countries.
The main objective of this exercise is to:
- Establish military relations in inaccessible mountainous areas by the soldiers of both countries,
- Provide humanitarian assistance under disaster management,
- Get training in anti-terrorist operations,
- Build interoperability and sharing expertise between the two countries.
- The 14th edition of the exercise took place in Saljhandi, Nepal in 2019.
SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT