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17th Nomadic Elephant Exercise
- 02 Jun 2025
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The 17th edition of the India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant is scheduled to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
- It is a bilateral annual military exercise held alternately in India and Mongolia since 2006. The last edition was held in Umroi, Meghalaya (July 2024).
- Its aim is to enhance interoperability for semi-conventional operations in semi-urban/mountainous terrain, under the United Nations Mandate – Chapter VII.
- UN Chapter VII authorizes military/non-military actions (sanctions, blockades, troop deployment) for international peace enforcement.
- India also actively takes part in Exercise Khaan Quest, a multinational peacekeeping exercise organized by Mongolia.
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