Indo-Nepal Exercise Surya Kiran XI

An infantry battalion level joint counter insurgency exercise between the Indian and Nepalese Armies, named Surya Kiran XI, was conducted at Pithoragarh from 7 to 20 March 2017. Surya Kiran is conducted every year, alternately in India and Nepal, with an aim to promote military relations while increasing interoperability in conducting joint counter insurgency operations in mountainous terrain. Both armies hope to benefit mutually from each other’s experience in fighting insurgency, environmental conservation, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR), etc.