EX VINBAX 2022: India takes part in joint Exercise with Vietnam People’s Army at Chandimandir
New Delhi: Now Vietnam and India Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” is scheduled to be organized at Chandimandir from 1st to 20th Aug 2022. The exercise is a sequel to a previously conducted bilateral exercise in Vietnam in 2019 and a major milestone in strengthening the bilateral relations between India and Vietnam. India and Vietnam share a complete Strategic Partnership and defence cooperation is a key pillar of this partnership. Vietnam is an important partner in India’s act east policy and the Indo-Pacific vision.
The theme of Ex VINBAX – 2022 is the employment and deployment of an engineering company and a medical team as part of the United Nations contingent for peace keeping Operations. India has a rich legacy of deployment of troops in United Nations missions and has some of the best capacities to impart United Nations peace operations training incorporating best practices and hands-on training to prospective United Nations peacekeepers at tactical, operational & strategic levels.
The conduct of Ex VINBAX – 2022 as a field training exercise with enhanced scope from previous editions of bilateral exercise will strengthen mutual confidence, inter-operability and enable sharing of best practices between the Indian Army and Vietnam People’s Army. The joint exercise will also provide an opportunity to the troops of both the Contingents to learn about the social and cultural heritage of each other. Indian Army is being represented by troops from the 105 Engineer Regiment.
A 48 hours Validation Exercise is part of the schedule to assess the standards achieved by both contingents while executing technical military operations under similar scenarios in UN missions. A Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief demonstration and equipment display will showcase India’s capacity to undertake rescue and relief operations during natural and manmade disasters utilizing indigenous solutions.
