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- Recently, the fourth edition of Exercise DUSTLIK between India and Uzbekistan commenced at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
- The Indian army contingent is represented by the GARHWAL RIFLES.
Exercise DUSTLIK
- DUSTLIK is a biennial training exercise held between the armies of India and Uzbekistan.
- It aims at enhancing military capability to undertake multi-domain operations in a Sub Conventional scenario under United Nations Mandate.
- The first edition of the joint military exercise took place in Tashkent in 2019.
Uzbekistan
- It is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.Â
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- Key Facts:
- It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.Â
- Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.
India-Uzbekistan Political and Bilateral relations
- India was one of the first countries to acknowledge the state sovereignty of Uzbekistan after its independence in 1991.
- The bilateral relations encompass political and strategic issues, defence and security, trade and investment, energy, agriculture, Science & technology, education, and people-to-people ties.          Â
- The diplomatic relations between the two nations have completed 30 years in 2022.
- Uzbekistan and India have signed Agreements/MOUs/ Protocols/Joint Statements in trade, investment, education, civil aviation, tourism, science & technology, telecommunications, agriculture, and IT.                               Â
Source: BS
