Indian Army joins 23rd edition of multinational exercise Khaan Quest in Mongolia
Key facts
- Exercise Khaan Quest 2026 runs from 20 June to 3 July 2026 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar.
- India sent 40 personnel, led by a battalion of the JAT Regiment.
- It began in 2003 as a US-Mongolia bilateral event and became multinational from 2006.
- It trains forces for UN peacekeeping under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
Why it matters
[Security] Exam papers often ask which country hosts an exercise. Khaan Quest is Mongolia's multinational peacekeeping exercise. This was its 23rd edition.