EXERCISE LAMITIYE 2022

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Context: The 9th edition of India - Seychelles Joint Training Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 concluded.

• Aim: Sharing experiences gained during various operations against hostile forces in Semi-Urban environment and enhance capability to undertake joint operations.
• It is a biennial training event which is being conducted in Seychelles since 2001.
• It is crucial in the backdrop of current global situation and growing security concerns in the Indian Ocean Region.
• Objective:
  • to build and promote bilateral military relations in addition to exchanging skills
  • experiences and good practices between both the armies
• Focus areas: enhancing interoperability for developing the capability to undertake joint operations in a semi urban environment apart from providing a platform for professional and cultural learning which in-turn broadened their cooperation aiming towards co-existence in the Indo-Pacific Region.
• Significance:
• The exercise strengthened mutual confidence, inter-operability and enabled sharing of best practices between the Armed Forces.
• It is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both the Nations in the backdrop of current global situation and growing security concerns in the Indian Ocean Region.
• It will enhance the level of defence co-operation between Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) and will further manifest in enhancing the bilateral relations between the two nations.

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