Context: Recently, ‘SADA TANSEEQ’, a First Joint Military Exercise between India and Saudi Arabia inaugurated at Mahajan in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

About SADA TANSEEQ

• The exercise involved the Establishment of Mobile Vehicle Check Post, Cordon & Search Operation, House Intervention Drill, Reflex Shooting, Slithering and Sniper Firing.

• Participants: The Indian Army contingent is represented by a Battalion from the Brigade of the Guards (Mechanised Infantry).

• The Saudi Arabian contingent is being represented by the Royal Saudi Land Forces. 

• Objectives: To train troops of both sides for joint operations in semi-desert terrain under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.

• It aims to act as a platform to achieve shared security objectives, enhance the level of defence cooperation, and foster bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.

Key Importance

• The Exercise will enable both the sides to share their best practices in the tactics, techniques and procedures of conducting operations in sub-conventional domains.

• It will facilitate developing interoperability, bonhomie and camaraderie between troops from both the sides.

• The Exercise will provide an opportunity to both the contingents to strengthen their bond.