Military contingents of India and Mongolia participating in an ongoing bilateral exercise in Ulaanbaatar are actively exchanging best practices in counter-terrorism operations and precision sniping, thereby improving interoperability, officials said on Sunday (June 8, 2025).
Through joint drills, both forces are working to strengthen their ability to respond effectively to contemporary security challenges, they said.
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The 17th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant’ is being held from May 31 to June 13 at the Special Forces Training Centre in Mongolia. The exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability between the two forces.
“Focused on the conduct of non-conventional operations in semi-urban and mountainous terrain under a United Nations mandate, the exercise aims to enhance the operational capabilities of both the forces,” a senior official of the Indian Army said.
