India to Deepen Defence Cooperation with Mongolia Through Joint Exercises, Training Support

By A Staff Reporter

New Delhi: India and Mongolia are set to enhance their defence cooperation through expanded joint exercises, training initiatives, and cybersecurity support, Secretary (East) P Kumaran said on Monday.

Speaking on the sidelines of Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s visit to India, Kumaran highlighted the growing strategic collaboration between the two nations. “Defence cooperation with Mongolia is composed of two or three initiatives. One is joint exercises — we do a joint exercise called Nomadic Elephant and another one called Khaan Quest with Mongolia. The Mongolians appreciate the opportunity to train with us,” he said.

He added that Mongolia values India’s training support and wishes to strengthen existing programmes. “They would like us to continue with existing programs and also offer more support in terms of training. We send our trainers there as part of joint exercise initiatives to train their officers, and we will be doing more of that,” Kumaran noted.

India also provides equipment to Mongolia under its grant assistance programme and has set up a cybersecurity training centre for the Mongolian armed forces. “The President thanked the Prime Minister and the Raksha Mantri for the benefits from that centre, and they wish to upgrade and continue that kind of support,” Kumaran said.