Overview
- The two-week exercise began at Umroi Military Station on May 20 and brings together Indian Army hosts and contingents from 12 countries to train and plan together.
- Participating nations include Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
- Training will focus on counter-terrorism operations in semi-mountainous and jungle terrain with joint planning, tactical drills and coordinated field operations to build adaptation and endurance.
- Indian defence and technology firms are presenting indigenous systems under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative to promote domestic capability and spur professional exchanges.
- Media reports showed inconsistent counts that mentioned 13 countries, but official spokespeople repeatedly identified 12 contingents, and organisers said the exercise aims to create mechanisms for sharing tactics, intelligence and best practices.