Overview:

• Ex-DUSTLIK’s last edition was conducted in March 2021 in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.
• To take part in this exercise, the Indian contingent is being represented by a platoon strength of Grenadiers Regiment.
• The Indian regiment will be joined by a contingent of the Uzbekistan Army which is being represented by North Western Military District troops.
• The Grenadiers battalion that will represent India at this exercise is one of the Indian Army’s highly decorated battalions.
• This battalion has a distinction of participating in most Pre and Post-Independence Operations of the Indian army.

The focus of this exercise

This joint exercise between the two armies will focus on Counter-Terrorism operations conducted in semi-urban terrain under a mandate of the United Nations.

Aim of the exercise

This exercise’s training schedule will aim at learning the best practices from each other and sharing drills at a tactical level. The exercise will also aim to boost the cooperation, understanding, and interoperability between the armies of both nations.

This exercise will finish with a validation exercise of 24-hours which will be a testbed for the armies of both nations as they will be undergoing simulated operations-related challenges.