**Summary:**
An Indian Army contingent arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on June 11, 2025, to participate in the multinational military exercise KHAAN QUEST, scheduled from June 14-28, 2025. This year marks the 22nd iteration of the exercise, which began as a bilateral event between the USA and Mongolia in 2003 and evolved into a multinational peacekeeping exercise in 2006. The Indian contingent comprises 40 personnel, primarily from the KUMAON REGIMENT, including one woman officer and two women soldiers. The aim of KHAAN QUEST is to prepare the Indian Armed Forces for peacekeeping missions in a multinational environment, enhancing interoperability and military readiness for peace support operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. The exercise will focus on physical fitness, joint planning, and tactical drills, including check point establishment, cordon and search operations, and counter-IED procedures. KHAAN QUEST enables participating countries to share best practices and foster interoperability and camaraderie.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: Government ministry, likely of India, responsible for defense matters.
INDIAN ARMY: The land service branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.
MONGOLIA: Country where the military exercise is taking place.
MULTINATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE KHAAN QUEST: A multinational military exercise.
11 JUN 2025: Date of the press release.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi.
Ulaanbaatar: Capital of Mongolia, where the Indian Army contingent arrived.
14 to 28 June 2025: Scheduled dates for the Multinational Military Exercise KHAAN QUEST.
USA: The United States of America, a participant in the exercise since its inception.
Mongolian Armed Forces: The armed forces of Mongolia.
2003: Year when the exercise first started as a bilateral event.
2006: Year from which the exercise became a Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise.
KUMAON REGIMENT: A regiment of the Indian Army from which troops are participating in the exercise.
Chapter VII of United Nations Charter: Refers to the chapter of the UN Charter related to action with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression.
27 July to 9 August 2024: Dates of the last edition of Exercise KHAAN QUEST.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY CONTINGENT REACHES
MONGOLIA FOR MULTINATIONAL MILITARY
EXERCISE KHAAN QUEST
Posted On: 11 JUN 2025 12:30PM by PIB Delhi
The Indian Army contingent reached Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia today for the Multinational Military Exercise
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KHAAN QUEST, which is scheduled to be conducted from 14 to 28 June 2025. The exercise will bring
together military forces from around the world to collaborate and enhance their peacekeeping capabilities.
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Last edition of Exercise KHAAN QUEST was conducted in Mongolia from 27 July to 9 August 2024.
The exercise first started as a bilateral event between USA and Mongolian Armed Forces in the year 2003.
Subsequently, from the year 2006 onwards the exercise graduated to a Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise
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with current year being the 22 iteration.
The Indian Army contingent comprising 40 personnel is being represented mainly by troops from a Battalion
of the KUMAON REGIMENT along with personnel from other Arms and Services. One Woman Officer and
two Women Soldiers will also form part of the contingent.
Aim of Exercise KHAAN QUEST is to prepare Indian Armed Forces for peacekeeping missions while
operating in a multinational environment, thereby increasing interoperability and military readiness in peace
support operations under Chapter VII of United Nations Charter. The exercise will focus on high degree of
physical fitness, joint planning and joint tactical drills.
Tactical drills to be practiced during the exercise will include establishment of Static and Mobile Check
Points, Cordon and Search Operations, Patrolling, Evacuation of Civilians from Hostile Area, Counter
Improvised Explosive Device drills, Combat First Aid and Casualty Evacuation, among others.
Exercise KHAAN QUEST will enable the participating countries to share their best practices in Tactics,
Techniques and Procedures for conduct of joint operations. The exercise will facilitate developing inter-
operability, bonhomie and camaraderie between soldiers of the participating countries.
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