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Pradeep Kumar

13/04/21 09:00 AM IST

Exercise SHANTIR OGROSENA-2021

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Exercise SHANTIR OGROSENA-2021, a 10 day long multinational military exercise, which started on 04 April 2021, culminated on April 2021 at Bangabandhu Senanibas (BBS), Bangladesh.

Participants

Troops from four countries participated in this exercise with observers from USA, UK, Russia, Turkey, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore. 

Aim

The aim of the exercise was to strengthen defence ties and enhance interoperability amongst neighbourhood countries to ensure effective peace keeping operations.

Significance
  • The Armies of all participating nations shared their wide experiences and enhanced their situational awareness through robust information exchange platforms. 
  • The exercise culminated with a validation phase and closing ceremony organised on the theme of Robust Peace Keeping Operations.
Source: PIB 

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