Indian Army to host Kazakh troops for joint military exercise

The fourth edition of joint military exercise, KAZIND-2019 will be conducted between Indian and Kazakhstan Army in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh area from August 31 to September 13.

New Delhi:India, Kazakhstan joint army exercise KAZIND will be conducted between Indian and Kazakhstan Army in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh area from August 31 to September 13.

The joint military exercise KAZIND 2019, will enhance the level of defence cooperation further fostering bilateral relations between the two nations.

The exercise will comprise of nearly 100 soldiers from both India and Kazakhstan who would be sharing experiences gained during conduct of various counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the past.

This is the fourth edition of annual event conducted alternatively between both the countries.

In the event, due emphasis will be laid on increasing interoperability between forces from both countries along with discussion emerging trends of global terrorism and hybrid warfare.

Earlier, the third edition of KAZIND was hosted by Kazakhstan in the Otar region in September last year.