Correct Answer : Meghalaya
The armies of India and Kazakhstan are jointly conducting the training exercise KAZIND-2022 at Umroi in Meghalaya.
* The 6th edition of the joint exercise is being carried out from 15 December to 28 December 2022.
* Exercise KAZIND 22 is witnessing the participation of Indian Army soldiers of the 11 Gorkha Rifles. The Kazakhstan Army is being represented by troops of the Regional Command, South.
* Through this joint exercise, the two armies aim to enhance their ability to operate together while undertaking counter-terrorist operations in semi-urban/jungle scenarios, under a UN peace enforcement mandate.
* The annual military exercise includes a Command Post Exercise (CPX) at the Battalion level and Company level Field Training Exercise (FTX) on sub-conventional operations.
* During the training exercise, troops from both armies will engage in a variety of missions ranging from joint planning, joint tactical drills, basics of special arms skills, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and raiding hostile targets.
* The joint training exercise between India and Kazakhstan army began in 2016 as Exercise Prabal Dostyk. In 2018, the exercise was upgraded to a company-level exercise and renamed as KAZIND.
* With the help of this joint exercise, the two armies will be able to prepare for and carry out a number of tactical drills that will be used to counter potential threats that may arise during UN peacekeeping operations.
* Exercise KAZIND will improve the level of defence cooperation between the Kazakhstani and Indian armies, further strengthening the two countries’ bilateral ties..
Source : News On Air