Vostok-2022

Why in news?

• The Indian Army is participating in the multilateral strategic and command exercise ‘Vostok-2022’ held in Russia's Far East and the Sea of Japan.
• The exercise also includes participation by the Chinese PLA.

Aim:

• It will involve troops from China, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and several ex-Soviet nations.
• The exercise is aimed at interaction and coordination amongst other participating military contingents and observers.
• Participating contingents include observers from:
  • Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
    • CSTO is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
  • Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and other partner states

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Exercise Vostok-2022, recently seen in news, is associated with:

(a) European Union

(b) NATO

(c) ASEAN

(d) Collective Security Treaty Organization

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