The inaugural edition of joint table top exercise, CINBAX, between the Indian Army and the Cambodian Army aimed to wargame conduct of joint counter terrorism operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, began at Foreign Training Node in Pune on Sunday.
The exercise, which will last till December 8, will focus on discussions regarding the setting up of Joint Training Task Force for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance apart from planning of counter terror operations. The exercise will also involve discussion on information operations, cyber warfare, hybrid warfare, logistics and casualty management, and HADR (humanitarian assistance and disaster relief) operations among others.
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Exercise CINBAX will be conducted in three phases. While Phase-I will focus on preparations and orientation of participants for counter terror operations during UN peace keeping missions, Phase-II will involve conduct of the table top exercises. Phase-III is about finalisation of plans and summing up. “This will bring out practical aspects of the theme-based training and aims to enable the participants to comprehend the procedures through situation-based discussions and tactical exercises,” the defence ministry said in a release.
The exercise will also showcase weapons and equipment of the Indian origin promoting ‘Atmanirbharta’ and indigenous capabilities in defence production.
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The first edition of the joint exercise between India and Cambodia will focus on enhancing trust, camaraderie and achieving desired level of interoperability between troops of both the sides. It will also enhance the joint operational efficiency of both the Armies while undertaking peace keeping operations.
The Cambodian Army contingent comprises 20 personnel and the Indian Army contingent is also comprising 20 personnel from an Infantry Brigade.