The eleventh India-Mongolia joint training exercise, ‘Nomadic Elephant-2016’, to promote military associations between the countries kicked off on 25th April in Mongolia. The exercise aims at promoting military associations between India and Mongolia. It will culminate on 8 May 2016.
Here are the 9 key points of this exercise:
- The Indian Army sent platoon-strength soldiers of the Kumaon Regiment. A team of two observers will also be taking part in the event.
- There will be about 60 personnel from the Mongolian Armed Forces who will be taking part in the exercise.
- The exercise will be inclusive of the specialised operations in Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism setting.
- The Indian contingent will share their practical experiences of Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism operations through a series of classroom lectures and outdoor demonstrations.
- The Indian Army’s demos will include house clearing and room intervention techniques in a hostage situation, road opening, establishing mobile check posts, intelligence gathering and drills for countering improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
- Both the contingents will also share their techniques of unarmed combat, specialised rappelling and participate in various sports events during the two weeks’ exchange.
- The event will culminate on 8th May after a 48 hours joint outdoor exercise covering specialised operations in Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism environment.
- This is the 11th Indo-Mongolia exercise. India and Mongolia held their first joint exercise in 2004 and the joint drills are being held every year. After 2005, the next drill was conducted in Mongolia in 2008.
- India was undertaking the exercise in order to develop synergy and interoperability between the two armies to fight Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism mandated by the United Nations.
