The joint military exercise ‘Nomadic-Elephant’ between the armies of India and Mongolia has started in Umroi, Meghalaya. During the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, Major General Prasanna Joshi, GOC of 51 Sub-Area of the Indian Army, caught everyone’s attention. This is the same army officer whose fitness video is viral on social media these days.
In the viral video on social media, Major General Prasanna is seen doing ‘pull-ups’ in an army gym. Gym-instructor and young soldiers are also present nearby. During this, he does 25 pull-ups non-stop without any help. The soldiers present there also do not get tired of praising the fitness of the Major-General. As soon as this video came on social media, everyone started praising the fitness of the top generals (commanders) of the Indian Army.
Actually, Umroi ‘Foreign Training Node’ of the Indian Army in Meghalaya comes under 51 Sub-Area. In such a situation, when the 16th edition of the Nomadic-Elephant exercise between the armies of India
Guwahati (Assam)-based Defence Ministry spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat said that during the exercise, “the Indian contingent of 45 personnel is being represented by a battalion of Sikkim Scouts and other branches. While the Mongolian Army is being represented by soldiers of 150 Quick Reaction Force Battalion.”
Mongolia shares a long border with China. Although both countries have resolved the border dispute to some extent, history shows that Mongolia and China have had a long dispute. Since India has a long border dispute with China, the joint military exercise of the Indian Army with the Mongolian Army becomes very important.