{"id":102664,"date":"2021-04-22T17:26:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T11:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=102664"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:54:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T09:24:31","slug":"exercise-khanjar-a-military-exercise-between-india-and-kyrgyzstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-khanjar-a-military-exercise-between-india-and-kyrgyzstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Khanjar: A military exercise between India and Kyrgyzstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post is based on the article &#8220;<strong>Indian \u2013 Kyrgyzstan Joint special forces Exercise Khanjar Commences In Himachal Pradesh<\/strong>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>PIB<\/strong>&#8221; on 22nd January 2024.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWhat is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India and Kyrgyzstan Special Forces started a military exercise named \u201c<strong>Exercise Khanjar<\/strong>\u201d at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Exercise Khanjar<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-red\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise Khanjar <\/strong>is a Joint Special Forces Military Exercise between India and Kyrgyzstan. It is an annual event conducted alternatively in both the countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Initiated in: <\/strong>The exercise was started in the year 2011. This is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Eleventh\u00a0Edition of the Exercise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>To exchange experiences and best practices in Counter Terrorism and Special Forces Operations in Built-up Area and Mountainous Terrain under Chapter VII of United Nations Charter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of 11th Edition:<br \/>\n<\/strong>a. It focusses on enhancing Special Forces skills and advanced insertion\/extraction techniques.<br \/>\nb. The Indian contingent represented by the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), and the Kyrgyzstan contingent comprising 20 personnel is represented by Scorpion Brigade.<br \/>\n<strong>Significance<\/strong>: The Exercise offers a chance for both the contingents to strengthen bonds, share best practices, and achieve shared security objectives. It will also foster bilateral relations between the friendly nations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indo-us-joint-military-exercise-vajra-prahar-conducted\/\"><strong>Click Here to Read about Special Forces of India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Other Exercises by Special Forces of India:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise Vajra Prahar <\/strong>is a Special Forces joint military exercise between India and the US. This exercise takes place alternately in India and the US.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>The aim of the exercise is to enable sharing of best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning capabilities and operational tactics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>About Kyrgyzstan:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyrgyzstan <\/strong>is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its capital is Bishkek.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>It is often referred to as<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> \u2018Central Asia\u2019s only democracy<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member of: <\/strong>Kyrgyzstan is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).\n<ul>\n<li>CSTO is a Russia-led military alliance, aims to ensure the collective defence of any member that faces external aggression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Further, Kyrgyzstan<\/strong> is also a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The mountainous region of Tian Shan<\/strong> covers over 80% of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- Miscellaneous (Defence)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post is based on the article &#8220;Indian \u2013 Kyrgyzstan Joint special forces Exercise Khanjar Commences In Himachal Pradesh&#8221; published in &#8220;PIB&#8221; on 22nd January 2024. What is the News? India and Kyrgyzstan Special Forces started a military exercise named \u201cExercise Khanjar\u201d at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. 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