India- Africa Joint Military Exercise AFINDEX-23 Concludes

The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) concluded on 29th March 2023 at the Foreign Training Node in Aundh, Pune. AFINDEX-2023 was held from March 16 to...

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The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) concluded on 29th March 2023 at the Foreign Training Node in Aundh, Pune. AFINDEX-2023 was held from March 16 to March 29, 2023. The multinational exercise included 124 participants from 25 African nations, as well as Indian troops from the SIKH, MARATHA, and MAHAR Regiments. The exercise’s validation phase was witnessed by General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff, as well as all of the African Chiefs and representatives who attended the Chiefs’ Conclave.

India Africa Joint Military Exercise AFINDEX 23 Concludes

Aim of the Exercise

The goal of the exercise was to foster positive military relations, learn from one another’s best practices, and promote the ability to work together while carrying out Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Keeping Operations under the UN mandate. This joint exercise will allow armies to learn and implement methodologies and tactics for conducting such operations. Furthermore, the exercise will aid forces in correctly interpreting Rules of Engagement while conducting Peacekeeping Operations.

Significance of AFINDEX- 2023

The camaraderie, esprit-de-corps, and goodwill generated during the exercise will go a long way towards further strengthening the bonds between the armies by allowing the understanding of each other’s an organizational structure and operational methodology. This exercise foreshadows future collaboration between Indian and African armies. An ‘Equipment Display’ was held on the sidelines of the exercise, with 75 indigenous products from 32 industries manufactured under ‘Make in India’ on display. African Army Chiefs, Chiefs’ representatives, and participants from African nations also attended the event.

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