Surya Kiran XV

• 23 Sep 2021

Why in News

Recently, the armies of India and Nepal have started the 15^th edition of joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ at Pithoragarh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Key Points

• The biannual exercise, which takes place alternately in both countries.
• The main objective of this exercise is to:
  
  • Establish military relations in inaccessible mountainous areas by the soldiers of both countries,
  • Provide humanitarian assistance under disaster management,
  • Get training in anti-terrorist operations,
  • Build interoperability and sharing expertise between the two countries.
• The 14^th edition of the exercise took place in Saljhandi, Nepal in 2019.

Source: TH