8th India-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar’ Begins at Bishkek

Current GK ( Master) Defence

The 8th India-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar’ was inaugurated at Special Forces Brigade of National Guards of Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek, on April 16, 2021.
The two-week long exercise focuses on high-altitude, mountains and counter-extremism.
The exercise is being held between Special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan since 2011, to take forward the strategic partnership between India and the Kyrgyz Republic.