The Indian and Kazakh armies will hold a 13-day military exercise from August 30 with an aim to counter-terrorism in hilly terrain, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The ‘KAZIND-21’ exercise will be conducted at a Kazakh training node in Aish Bibi in Kazakhstan, it said.
90 soldiers from the Bihar Regiment of the Indian Army will participate in the joint exercise. The exercise will include professional exchange, planning, and execution of operations in a counter-terrorism environment and sharing of expertise.
“The exercise will culminate after a 48 hours long validation exercise which will involve a scenario of nuetralisation of terrorists in a semi-rural hideout,” the ministry said.
According to the defence ministry, KAZIND-21 will bolster mutual confidence, interoperability, and enable sharing of best practices between the armies of India and Kazakhstan.