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Armies of India and Mangolia are scheduled to begin counter insurgency exercise on August 6th aimed at enhancing training infrastructure for UN peacekeeping missions. 38 soldiers from Mongolian Army will be at Belgaum in Karnataka for drill. Codenamed as 'Nomadic Elephant', the infantry exercise will see participation of 44 specially selected troops from the Jat Regiment.

Besides the UN peacekeeping missions, the eighth round of joint exercise will also aim at conducting special sessions to modernise Mongolian defence establishment.

Defence cooperation and relations between the two nations have seen a steady growth over the last decade with the first joint exercise in 2004. For the last few years, the joint drills are being held every year, officials said.

In 2005 the joint drills were held at the Mizoram-based Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) at Vairnagte and in 2008 it was conducted in Mongolia.

Besides the joint exercises, the two nations have also successfully been conducting visits and exchanges of senior military officials.