Multinational Exercise Khaan Quest 2025 opens in Mongolia with Indian Army contingent
On 14 June 2025 at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2025 opened with an Indian Army contingent taking part.
Summary
Khaan Quest 2025, a multinational peacekeeping exercise hosted by Mongolia, opened on 14 June 2025 at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar and runs until 28 June. India's Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh attended the opening ceremony, a day after the 17th India–Mongolia exercise Nomadic Elephant concluded in Ulaanbaatar. The 40-member Indian Army contingent is drawn mainly from a battalion of the Kumaon Regiment and includes one woman officer and two women soldiers. The 2025 edition is the 22nd iteration of Khaan Quest. (Static) Khaan Quest began in 2003 as a bilateral interoperability exercise between the US Marine Corps and the Mongolian Armed Forces.
Key facts
- Dates and venue
- 14–28 June 2025, Five Hills Training Area, near Ulaanbaatar
- Edition
- 22nd iteration
- Indian contingent
- 40 personnel, mainly a Kumaon Regiment battalion; 1 woman officer, 2 women soldiers
- Indian dignitary
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at opening
- Origin (static)
- Began 2003 as a US Marine Corps–Mongolian Armed Forces bilateral exercise
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which country hosts the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest, whose 2025 edition opened on 14 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Mongolia
PIB and The Economic Times: Exercise Khaan Quest 2025 is hosted by Mongolia at Ulaanbaatar from 14 to 28 June 2025.
The Indian Army contingent at Khaan Quest 2025 was drawn mainly from a battalion of which regiment?
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Correct answer: A — Kumaon Regiment
The Economic Times (Indian Army statement): the 40-member contingent is primarily from a battalion of the Kumaon Regiment. Arunachal Scouts formed the contingent for Nomadic Elephant, per PIB.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Khaan Quest: 1. It began in 2003 as a bilateral exercise between the US Marine Corps and the Mongolian Armed Forces. 2. The 2025 edition was its 22nd iteration. 3. The 2025 edition opened at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
U.S. Embassy in Mongolia: Khaan Quest first started in 2003 as a bilateral exercise between the US Marine Corps and the Mongolian Armed Forces. U.S. Army (army.mil): the 2025 edition was the 22nd iteration and opened at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar. So 1, 2 and 3 are all correct.