Question

Difficulty: EasyDefense Affairs, Joint Military Exercises, and National Security

Match the joint military exercises of the Indian Armed Forces in List-I with their corresponding partner nations in List-II. Which is the correct pairing of exercises to their partner nations?

  • Exercise Surya KiranNepal
  • Exercise EkuverinMaldives
  • Exercise Mitra ShaktiSri Lanka
  • Exercise Nomad ElephantMongolia

Answer

Exercise Surya Kiran matches with Nepal, Exercise Ekuverin matches with Maldives, Exercise Mitra Shakti matches with Sri Lanka, and Exercise Nomad Elephant matches with Mongolia.
Each military exercise uniquely pairs with its partner nation: Exercise Surya Kiran is conducted with Nepal, Exercise Ekuverin with the Maldives, Exercise Mitra Shakti with Sri Lanka, and Exercise Nomad Elephant with Mongolia.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Pair Exercise Surya Kiran with its participating partner nation.
Surya Kiran matches with Nepal.
Surya Kiran is a long-standing bilateral Army exercise conducted between India and Nepal.
2
Pair Exercise Ekuverin with its participating partner nation.
Ekuverin matches with Maldives.
Ekuverin is alternatingly hosted in India and the Maldives for land-based counter-terrorism training.
3
Pair Exercise Mitra Shakti with its participating partner nation.
Mitra Shakti matches with Sri Lanka.
Mitra Shakti is designed to bolster defense cooperation and sub-unit level counter-insurgency operations between India and Sri Lanka.
4
Pair Exercise Nomad Elephant with its participating partner nation.
Nomad Elephant matches with Mongolia.
Nomad Elephant focuses on tactical operations under UN mandates between the armies of India and Mongolia.

Key Concept

Bilateral Joint Military Exercises of India and Partner Nations
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