Vostok-2022
2022 SEP 2
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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
Answer