Exercise Dustlik-2 | 10 Mar 2021
Why in News
Recently, the second edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise "Dustlik-2" started in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.
Key Points
- Aim of the Exercise:
- Counter Insurgency (CI) and Counter Terrorism (CT) operations in mountainous, rural and urban scenarios under the United Nations (UN) mandate.
- About the First Edition:
- Took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in November 2019.
- Significance:
- Uzbekistan is important to India for security and connectivity to the Central Asian region and also Iran, it is also one alternative India has with respect to Afghanistan.
- Security concerns stemming from the conflict in Afghanistan is one of the major challenges for India’s involvement in Central Asia.
- Uzbekistan is important to India for security and connectivity to the Central Asian region and also Iran, it is also one alternative India has with respect to Afghanistan.
| Joint Military Exercises of India with Other Countries | |
| Name of Exercise | Country |
| Garuda Shakti | Indonesia |
| Ekuverin | Maldives |
| Hand-in-Hand | China |
| Bold Kurukshetra | Singapore |
| Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka |
| Nomadic Elephant | Mongolia |
| Shakti | France |
| Surya Kiran | Nepal |
| Yudh Abhyas | USA |