• Indian Army and Indian Air Force contingent comprising 120 personnel departed for Kazakhstan to take part in the 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’.
• The Exercise will be conducted at Otar, Kazakhstan from 30th October to 11th November 2023.

KAZIND-23

• The Joint Exercise between India and Kazakhstan was instituted as ‘Exercise PRABAL DOSTYK’ in the year 2016.
• After the second edition, the Exercise was upgraded to a company-level exercise and renamed as ‘Exercise KAZIND’.
• The Exercise has been further upgraded as a Bi-service Exercise this year by including the Air Force component.
• In this edition of the Exercise, both sides will practice conduct of Counter Terrorism operations in a sub-conventional environment under United Nations mandate.
• The contingents will jointly rehearse various tactical drills to include Raid, Search and Destroy Operations, Small Team Insertion and Extraction Operations etc.
• The scope of the Exercise also includes conduct of Counter Unmanned Aerial System Operations.
• ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’ will provide an opportunity for both sides to gain an insight into the tactics, battle drills and procedures of each other, which is a prerequisite while operating under the ambit of the United Nations.
• The joint training will develop the necessary skills, resilience and coordination to conduct joint military operations in Semi-Urban and Urban environments.
• Both sides will get a chance to practice drills on a wide spectrum of combat skills and mutually learn from each other.
• The Exercise will provide an opportunity for the contingents to exchange views and share the best practices.
• ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’ will further strengthen the bond between the two armies.