Recently, the armies of India and Nepal have started the 15th 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 14th edition of the exercise took place in Saljhandi, Nepal in 2019.