17th India-Mongolia Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant Commences
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Location: The 16th edition in 2024 was hosted in Umroi, Meghalaya, India, whereas the 17th edition in 2025 is hosted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Participating Unit: The Indian contingent was predominantly represented by the Sikkim Scouts in 2024, whereas the 2025 iteration features troops primarily from the Arunachal Scouts.
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Exercise Scope: While earlier iterations focused heavily on standard counter-insurgency and mountain warfare, the 2025 edition explicitly incorporates new, multi-domain elements like cyber warfare tactics.
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Practice Questions
Q1
With Reference ToWith reference to the India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise 'Nomadic Elephant', consider the following statements: 1. It is an annual bilateral exercise that alternates between India and Mongolia. 2. The 17th edition incorporates cyber warfare tactics alongside traditional semi-conventional operations. 3. The Indian contingent for the 17th edition was represented exclusively by the Rajputana Rifles regiment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?