The 1st edition of the Joint Table Top Exercise, CINBAX commenced on 01 December 2024 at Foreign Training Node, Pune. The exercise was conducted between the Indian Army and the Cambodian Army from 1st to 8th December 2024.
1st Joint Table Top Exercise CINBAX: Army Contingent
The Cambodian Army contingent comprised 20 personnel and the Indian Army contingent also comprised 20 personnel from an Infantry Brigade.
1st Joint Table Top Exercise CINBAX: Phases
The exercise was conducted in three phases.
- Phase-I focused on preparations and orientation of participants for CT operations during UN peace keeping missions.
- Phase-II involved conduct of the Table Top exercises.
- Phase-III involved finalisation of plans and summing up.
This brought out the practical aspects of the theme-based training. It also aimed to enable participants to comprehend the procedures through situation-based discussions and tactical exercises.
1st Joint Table Top Exercise CINBAX: Objective and Focus
Exercise CINBAX is a planning exercise aimed to wargame conduct of joint Counter Terrorism (CT) operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
The exercise focused on discussions pertaining to establishment of Joint Training Task Force for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance besides planning of operations in Counter Terrorism environment.
Key Points:
- War games on various contingencies were conducted and employment of force multipliers in sub-conventional operations was also discussed.
- The exercise also involved discussion on information operations, cyber warfare, hybrid warfare, logistics and casualty management, HADR operations etc.
- The exercise also showcased weapons and equipment of the Indian origin, promoting ‘Atmanirbharta’ and indigenous capabilities in defence production.
The inaugural edition of Exercise CINBAX focused on enhancing trust, camaraderie and achieving desired level of interoperability between troops of both the sides. It also enhanced the joint operational efficiency of both the Armies while undertaking peace keeping operations.