DUSTLIK 2

DUSTLIK 2

Subject : Defence

Context : At Exercise Dustlik-II between India and Uzbekistan from March 10-19, the Army will showcase its Counter Insurgency (CI) and Counter Terrorism (CT) skills.

Concept :

• Dustlik-II is a bilateral military exercise between India and Uzbekistan. This exercise would be held in India between March 10 and 19.
• This 10-day long exercise will seek to enhance military cooperation between the two countries.
• The focus will be on counter-insurgent and counter-terrorist operations at the urban settings. The first edition of this exercise was held in 2019 in Uzbekistan, near Tashkent. Dustlik is the Uzbek term for friendship.