Nepal

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 16The 16th India-Nepal Joint Military Exercise 'Surya Kiran' commenced at Nepali Army Battle School, Saljhandi, today.

The exercise commenced with unfurling of the national flags and both armies marching in harmony on the India and Nepal military tunes. Two-day conference kicks-off in St.

Xavier's College Two-day global conference on terrorism kicks off in Delhi today During the two-week arduous exercise, an Infantry Battalion each from the Indian Army and the Nepali Army will be training together to enhance inter-operability and share experience on Counter Insurgency and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations.

A Gorkha battalion from the elite Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army is participating in the exercise, said the Embassy of India in Kathmandu Both the armies will familiarise themselves with each other's weapons, equipment, tactics and procedures while operating in Counter Insurgency environment, especially in mountainous terrain, during the exercise. To further enhance the scope and scale of exercise, the contingents will be exposed to scenarios dealing with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, High Altitude Warfare and Jungle Warfare operations.

The Joint Military Training will culminate on December 29, with a gruelling 48-hour validation exercise to validate performance of both the armies in Counter Insurgency environment.Exercise will go a long way in improving bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between both the armies and further strengthening the unique, traditional and time tested friendship between India and Nepal.

Suryakiran series of exercises also stands testimony to strong Indo-Nepal ties which are unlikely to be found anywhere in the world, said the embassy.A version of this article appears in the print on December 17, 2022, of The Himalayan Times. .

This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com 





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