Exercise EKUVERIN- 2017

Exercise Ekuverin' commences in Belagavi

Question: Where did the eighth joint military exercise ‘Ekuverin 2017’ is being organised between India and Maldives recently?
(a) Trivandrum, Kerala
(b) Kadhdhoo Lamu Atoll, Maldives
(c) Belagavi, Karnataka
(d) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • During 15-28 December, 2017, the eighth joint military exercise between India and Maldives ‘EKUVERIN-2017’ began in Belagavi Karnataka.
  • This 14 day practice is the annual joint exercise between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF).
  • Exercise is being organized alternatively in India and Maldives with participation of an Infantry platoon from each side.
  • The objectives of the exercise are to enhance defence cooperation and interoperability between the army of both countries with emphasis on Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorist operations under UN mandate.
  • In this exercise, the Indian Army led by the soldiers of the Gorkha Rifles battalion and the Maldives Army led by the Maldives National Defense Force personnel.
  • The seventh edition of this exercise was organized in Kadhdhoo, Lamu Atoll, Maldives in 2016.

Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/joint-military-exercises-help-in-anti-terror-operations/article21820304.ece
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/exercise-ekuverin-commences-in-belagavi201712160610030004/