The joint military exercise between India and Nepal will be conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 30th May to 12th June 2018.
- The joint military exercise is name SURYA KIRAN –XIII.
- It is the thirteenth edition of the exercise being conducted.
- This announcement was made by the Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat during his visit Nepal.
- The exercise aims to further enhance and strengthen level of defence cooperation between the two neighbouring nations.
- Exercise SURYA KIRAN is a biannual event which is conducted alternatively in Nepal and India.
- The exercise will comprise of nearly 300 soldiers from both Indian and Nepal Army.
- They would be sharing their experiences gained during conduct of various counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in the past.
- The military exercise will include training on jungle warfare, anti-terrorism combat as well as disaster response activities.
- Last year, the 12th edition of Surya Kiran Military exercise was held in Kathmandu.
