India and Cambodia begin first joint table-top exercise CINBAX in Pune
On 1 December 2024, in Pune, Maharashtra, the first edition of the India–Cambodia joint table-top exercise CINBAX began at the Foreign Training Node.
Summary
On 1 December 2024, in Pune, Maharashtra, the 1st edition of the joint table-top exercise CINBAX between the Indian Army and the Cambodian Army began at the Foreign Training Node, scheduled from 1 to 8 December 2024. Each side fields 20 personnel, with the Indian contingent drawn from an Infantry Brigade. CINBAX is a planning exercise to wargame joint counter-terrorism operations under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 1–8 Dec 2024, Foreign Training Node, Pune
- Edition
- 1st
- Contingents
- 20 personnel each; India from an Infantry Brigade
- Type
- Table-top planning exercise
- Focus
- Joint counter-terrorism operations under UN Charter Chapter VII
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where did the first India–Cambodia joint table-top exercise CINBAX begin on 1 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Foreign Training Node, Pune
PIB (1 Dec 2024): the 1st edition of Joint Table Top Exercise CINBAX between the Indian and Cambodian Armies commenced at the Foreign Training Node, Pune.
Exercise CINBAX wargames joint counter-terrorism operations under which chapter of the UN Charter?
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Correct answer: B — Chapter VII
PIB (1 Dec 2024): CINBAX is a planning exercise aimed to wargame conduct of joint Counter Terrorism operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
Consider the following statements about Exercise CINBAX 2024: 1. It is scheduled from 1 to 8 December 2024. 2. The Indian Army contingent comprises 50 personnel from an Infantry Brigade. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (1 Dec 2024): the exercise will be conducted from 1st to 8th December 2024, so statement 1 is correct. The Indian contingent comprises 20 personnel from an Infantry Brigade, not 50, so statement 2 is wrong. Answer: 1 only.