BAREILLY: A Nepalese army delegation led by senior officials arrived at Pithoragarh Military Station on Tuesday on a three-day visit for discussing arrangements with their Indian counterparts for the upcoming annual Indo-Nepal Joint Training Exercise, Surya Kiran-XV. The dates for the exercise scheduled to begin in September will be finalized at the meeting.
This exercise is conducted annually as a goodwill gesture to bolster bilateral relations between both countries.
The last exercise was conducted at the Nepal Army Battle School in Salijhandi Rupendehi district, where the troops of both armies participated in a 14-day joint training based on counter- insurgency operations in jungle and mountainous terrain and also practised response to natural and man-made disasters. This exercise was called off last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic
A senior Army officer at Uttar Bharat headquarters of the Indian Army in Bareilly told TOI, “The visiting team will interact with Indian Army delegation and acquaint itself with the administrative/ training infrastructure available and also finalize a roadmap for the exercise. The aim of the visit is to facilitate and prepare both participating teams for a successful joint training to include integrated battle drills (IBD), counter-insurgency operations in mountainous terrain, enhance the interoperability skills in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations between the two countries.”
