Q. With reference to the India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise 'Dustlik', consider the following statements:
  1. The sixth edition of Exercise Dustlik is being conducted at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) in Pune.
  2. The exercise is conducted only in Uzbekistan as part of the UN peacekeeping mission.
  3. The primary focus of Dustlik is counter-terrorism operations in sub-conventional domains.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: 1 and 3 only
Notes: Statement 1 is correct: Dustlik-VI is held at FTN, Aundh, Pune. Statement 2 is incorrect: the exercise is held alternately in India and Uzbekistan. Statement 3 is correct: it focuses on counter-terrorism operations in sub-conventional domains.

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