EXERCISE TARKASH
The India-U.S. joint exercise in conducting coordinated operations in urban counter terrorism contingencies will conclude in Kolkata.
ABOUT THE EXERCISE
- It is the seventh edition of the Indo-U.S. joint counter terrorism exercise. It is held between the elite National Security Guard (NSG) and the S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) commenced on April 22, 2024.
- Objective: The primary objective of the bilateral exercise is to build functional relation and enhance interoperability between the two special forces in conducting coordinated counter terror operations in urban counter terrorism contingencies.
- It also involved sharing of best practices, tactics, techniques and procedures, over a wide spectrum of counter terror operations, in urban environment including close quarter battle, building intervention drills and hostage rescue operations etc.
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