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22/02/23 07:51 AM IST

India, Uzbekistan begin two-week military exercise in Pithoragarh

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  • The armies of India and Uzbekistan recently began a two-week military exercise in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh with an aim to enhance operational interoperability.
Dustlik exercise
  • The fourth edition of joint military exercise 'Dustlik' commenced in Foreign Training Node in Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand).
  • Forty-five soldiers each from Uzbekistan and the Indian Army are participating in this exercise which is aimed at promoting positive relations between the two sides.
  • The 14 days long joint exercise would focus on joint counter-terrorist operations in mountainous and semi-urban scenarios under the UN mandate and will include field training exercises, combat discussions, lectures, demonstrations and culminate with a validation exercise.
  • The first edition of the joint military exercise took place in Tashkent in 2019.
Uzbekistan
  • It is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
  • It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.
  • Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.
Source- Business Standard

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