Nepal, China to organize military drill

Nepal and China are preparing to organize joint military drill which was stopped after the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2019. The fourth edition will take in China in the third week of September, The Annapurna Express reports.

The Nepali Army maintains that these joint drills are routine, similar to the military exercises it conducts with other nations, including India and the US. For example, Nepal and India hold the Surya Kiran military drill annually, rotating the location between the two countries.

A special team from the Nepal Army, including an observer group led by senior official Pradeep Jung KC, will visit China to participate in the drill, which will focus on counterterrorism and disaster management. Each country will send a delegation of 18 members. The previous three editions of the drill were held in 2017, 2018, and 2019, according to the report.