The Indian Army stated on Tuesday that soldiers of Idian Army and Nepali Army took part in a 48-hour long gruelling training, followed by effective recognition of counter-terrorism drills on simulated settings, throughout the continuous joint workout in Nepal. The 16th edition of Indo-Nepal joint military workout ‘SURYA KIRAN’, which began on December 16, will continue till December 29 at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi. “Nepal Army soldiers of Shree Bhawani Baksh Battalion and Indian Army soldiers from the 5 GR will be taking part in the workout. The 2 armies, through these contingents, will be sharing the experiences acquired throughout the conduct of numerous counter-insurgency operations throughout the years in their particular nations,” Defence Ministry stated in a Press declaration. “The joint workout would concentrate on development of combined drills for preparation and conduct of tactical operations at system level in counter terrorism operations and catastrophe reaction system in basic and function of militaries in management of catastrophe,” it included. Throughout the workout, individuals will be training together to establish inter-operability and share their experience consisting of Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorist operations and likewise on Humanitarian Relief operations. “The joint military workout will improve the level of defence cooperation which will even more promote the bilateral relations in between the 2 countries,” the Defence Ministry mentioned. The workout in between the 2 Armies belongs to ‘Bharat Nepal Maitri’. Workout ‘SURYA KIRAN’ is performed every year in between India and Nepal with the objective to improve interoperability in jungle warfare & counter terrorism operations in mountainous surface and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations.– IANS gcb/uk/ (Only the heading and photo of this report might have been revamped by the Business Standard personnel; the remainder of the material is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
India-Nepal armies carry out 48-hr gruelling training workout: Army – Business Standard
