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Indian Army Plans ‘Chanakya Defence Dialogue’ Series

A team from 3/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) represented the Indian Army at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise in Wales, UK, the Army said…reports Asian Lite News

Seeking to start a forum for discussion on important security matters, the Indian Army is planning to start a dialogue series named the Chanakya Defence Dialogue.

As per sources, the curtain raiser of the event is planned for October 25 or 26, where Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande is likely to participate in a talk.

The first edition of the dialogue series is tentatively scheduled for the first or second week of November.

Officials said that it will be a regular forum that will aim to get together the finest minds across the global defence and strategic arena under one roof, forging a nexus where insights will spark and philosophies will intertwine.

The Army is collaborating with the prominent think tank, Centre for Land and Warfare Studies (CLAWS), for the conduct of this event.

It will be a congregation of participants from a vast array of nations, including Australia, France, Japan, and the US.

It will be a two-day gathering of eminent speakers, military strategists, ambassadors, and leading thinkers from the realms of defence and strategic affairs. It will deliberate on the wide range of security challenges and strategies in the pivotal regions of South Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

This will be a pioneering effort by the Indian Army to amalgamate wisdom, strategy, and expertise, reflecting on themes like Neighbourhood Forces, the decisive Indo-Pacific frontier, and the palpable impact of emerging technologies on defence and security.

Indian Army wins gold medal

The Indian Army won a gold medal at the Cambrian Patrol Competition 2023 International Military Exercise in Wales, UK.

A team from 3/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) represented the Indian Army at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise in Wales, UK, the Army said.

The Indian Army team participated in the event and competed against a total of 111 teams, which included 38 international teams representing special forces and prestigious regiments from around the world.

Exercise Cambrian Patrol, organised by the UK Army, is considered the ultimate test of human endurance and team spirit and is sometimes referred to as the Olympics of Military Patrolling among militaries in the world, a Defence Ministry release earlier said.

“3/5 Gurkha Rifles (FF) has won the coveted gold medal for the Indian Army in the Cambrian Patrol Competition 2023 International Military Exercise in Wales, UK. The military exercise involved 111 teams, including 38 international teams, negotiating an arduous 60 km course in less than 48 hours while performing tactical missions in the rugged mountains and swamplands of Wales,” the Indian Army said.

In the year 2021, the Indian Army also won a gold medal at the Cambrian Patrol Exercise held in the UK while competing against 96 teams including 17 international teams representing Special Forces and prestigious Regiments from around the world.

A team from 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) — represented the Indian Army at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise at Brecon, Wales, UK, in 2021. (ANI)

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