♦ The 17th edition of the India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant in Ulaanbaatar concluded at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia on 13 June 2025.  

♦ The Indian contingent, comprising 45 personnel, was represented mainly by troops from a battalion of the Arunachal Scouts.

♦ The exercise was conducted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from May 31 to June 13.

♦ Exercise Nomadic Elephant is an annual event conducted alternately in India and Mongolia.

♦ The last edition of the exercise was conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya, in July 2024.

♦ The exercise aimed to enhance interoperability between the two forces while employing a joint task force in semi-conventional operations in semi-urban/mountainous terrain under a United Nations mandate.