AFINDEX-19: India-Africa military exercise held in Pune

Participating armies :

Indian Army and armies of  African nations.

Place: 

 Aundh Military Station Pune, Maharashtra.

Aim:

To train participating contingents of 16 African nations in Humanitarian Mine Assistance (HMA) and Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) under United Nations (UN) Charter.

No of participants: 

Ten personnel each from participating African nations and personnel of MARATHA Light Infantry of Indian Army.

Participating  african  nations : 

• Benin, Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,                                       Zambia and Zimbabwe.
•  Furthermore officers from Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar  attend this exercise as Observers.

Focus :  

•  It will focus on incorporating current dynamics of UN Peace Keeping Operations through practical and comprehensive discussions and tactical exercises.
•   It will also focus on achieving interoperability, learning each other’s methodologies and tactics through synchronised operational level planning and tactical level training.
• & also cover tactical aspects of various tasks to be undertaken by peace keeping force enshrined under Chapter VII of UN Charter for Peace Keeping missions.

AFINDEX-19 is expected to greatly facilitate sharing of Indian Armed Forces experiences in United Nations Peace Keeping operations with countries in  Africa and shall significantly enhance relations with the African continent.