The joint military exercise between India-Uzbekistan “Dustlik-2” started in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.
- Aim of the Joint Exercise
- Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism operations in mountainous, rural and urban scenarios under the United Nations mandate.
- First Edition
- The First Edition of Dustlik held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in November 2019.
- Significance
- Uzbekistan is important to India for security and connectivity to the Central Asian region and also Iran, it is also one alternative India has with respect to Afghanistan.
- Security concerns stemming from the conflict in Afghanistan is one of the major challenges for India’s involvement in Central Asia.
- Uzbekistan is important to India for security and connectivity to the Central Asian region and also Iran, it is also one alternative India has with respect to Afghanistan.
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