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What are Joint Military Excercise of India?
Joint military exercise of India or generally Joint military exercises are training exercises conducted by multiple countries with the goal of improving military cooperation and interoperability. India conducts joint military exercises with a number of countries, including:
- Exercise Yudh Abhyas – India-US joint military exercise
- Exercise Malabar – India-US-Japan trilateral naval exercise
- Exercise Hand-in-Hand – India-China joint military exercise
- Exercise VARUNA – India-France naval exercise
- Exercise Indradhanush – India-UK joint air force exercise
- Exercise Ekuverin – India-Maldives joint military exercise
- Exercise Shatrujeet – India-Russia joint military exercise
- Exercise Nomadic Elephant – India-Mongolia joint military exercise
- Exercise Konkan – India-UK naval exercise
Purpose of Joint military exercise of India
- Develop and promote mutual understanding, cooperation, and interoperability among the armed forces of participating countries.
- Sharing of best practices and exchange of ideas on military tactics, techniques and procedures.
- Building trust and confidence in each other’s military capabilities.
- Enhancing diplomatic and strategic relationships between participating nations.
- Improving military capabilities and readiness of participating nations.
- Platform for Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) training, preparation and coordination
- Enhancing regional stability and security.
- Preparing for and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies, which can save lives and reduce the impact of these events on affected populations.
- Building capacity of the Armed Forces for UN peacekeeping operations.
- Enhancing the capability of the Armed Forces to operate in an integrated manner with the armed forces of friendly foreign countries.
Recent Joint military exercise of India
| Military Exercise of India | Participating Nations |
| Dharma Guardian 2022 | India and Japan |
| Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar 2022 | India and Kyrgyzstan |
| Naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr-2022 | India and Oman |
| Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC 2022) | 26 nations including India |
| Agni Warrior 2022 | Armed forces of India and Singapore |
| Naval Exercise Malabar | Australia, Japan, USA and India |
| Abhyas-01/22 | Coast Gurd of India & United States |
| Suraksha Kavach 2 | Conducted by Indian Army’s “Agnibaaz Division” with Maharashtra Police |
| Integrated Fire Power exercise exercise KRIPAN SHAKTI | Conducted by The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps |
| Parvat Prahar | Conducted by the One Strike Corps of the Indian Army ‘ |
| offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’ | Conducted by Western Naval Command of India |
| biennial multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2022 | Hosted by the Eastern Naval Command.Theme – ‘Camaraderie – Cohesion –Collaboration’ |
| Naval Exercise VARUNA 2022 | India & France |
| KAZIND 2022 | India and Kazakhastan |
| Joint military exercise ‘AUSTRA HIND 22 | India and Australia |
| Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) exercise 2022 | India and Australia |
| Pitch Black 2022 | India and Australia |
| Sampriti-X | India and Bangladesh |
| Naval Exercise Bongosagar 2022 | India and Bangladesh |
| Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) | India and Bangladesh |
| Joint Air exercise “Garuda VII” | India and France |
| Joint military exercise ‘Garuda Shakti’ | India and Indonesia |
| IND-INDO CORPAT (38th India-Indonesia coordinated patrol exercise) | India and Indonesia |
| Air combat exercise “Veer Guardian 23” | India and Japan |
| JIMEX 2022 | India and Japan |
| Joint military Exercise Harimau Shakti 2022 | India and Malaysia |
| Army exercise “Surya Kiran-XVI” | India and Nepal |
| Joint Maritime Exercise (Nigeria’s first joint operation deployment) | India and Nigeria |
| Vostok 2022 | India and Russia |
| Joint Training Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 | India and Seychelles |
| Naval Exercise SIMBEX (29th edition) | India and Singapore |
| Yudh Abhyas 2022 | India and the USA |
| 18th Joint Military exercise “Yudh Abhyas 22” | India and USA |
| Joint humanitarian assistance exercise “Tiger Triumph” | India and USA |
| Vajra Prahar 2022 | India and USA |
| Joint training Exercise Dustlik (ExDustlik)-2022 | India and Uzbekistan |
| Integrated Fire Power Exercise “SHATRUNASH” | India Army’s South Western Command |
| Joint Multinational Naval exercise “IBSAMAR VII” | India, Brazil, South Africa |
| India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise | India, Mozambique and Tanzania |
| Trilateral Naval exercise IMT TRILAT | India, Mozambique and Tanzania (IMT) |
| Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HARD) exercise “Samanvay 2022” | Indian Air Force |
| Air exercise Eastern Bridge-VI | Indian and Oman |
| Sainya Ranakshetram –2021 | Indian Army |
| Gagan Strike | Indian Army and Indian Air Force |
| Offshore Security Exercise ‘Prasthan’ | Indian Navy |
| Coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil’ | Indian Navy |
| Security Exercise ‘Prasthan’ | Indian Navy |
| Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) | Japan and India |
| Khaan Quest 2022 multinational exercise | Mongolia and India |
| Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS maritime Exercise IMEX-22 | Navies of Bangladesh, France, India and Iran |
| Sangam | Navy of India and USA |
| Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-21 | Sri Lanka and India |
| VINBAX-2022 | Vietnam and India |
Joint Military Exercises of India
| SI. No. | Country | Exercise |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Ex AUSTRA HIND, Ex AUSINDEX, EX PITCH BLACK |
| 2 | Bangladesh | Ex SAMPRITI. IN-BN CORPAT. IN-BN BILAT. IN-BN SF EXERCISE. TABLE TOP EX. SAMVEDNA |
| 3 | Brazil & South Africa | IBSAMAR |
| 4 | China | Ex HAND IN HAND |
| 5 | Egypt | Ex CYCLONE |
| 6 | France | Ex SHAKTI. Ex VARUNA. GARUDA |
| 7 | Indonesia | Ex GARUDA SHAKTI. IND-INDO CORPAT 1ND-INDO BILAT |
| 8 | Israel | Ex BLUE FLAG |
| 9 | Japan | Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN. Ex JIMEX |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | Ex KAZIND |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | Ex KHANJAR |
| 12 | Malaysia | Ex HARIMAU SHAKTI. Ex IN-RMN BILAT. HOP EX |
| 13 | Maldives | Ex EKUVERIN. EX EK ATI LX |
| 14 | Mongolia | Ex NOMADIC ELEPHANT |
| 15 | Myanmar | Ex 1MBEX. IMCOR. IN-MN B1LAT. TABLE TOP EX |
| 16 | Nepal | Ex SURYA KIRAN |
| 17 | Oman | Ex AL NAGAH. NASEEM-AL-BAHR. Ex EASTERN BRIDGE |
| 18 | Qatar | ZA IR AL BAHR |
| 19 | Russia | EX INDRA. EX AVIAINDRA |
| 20 | Seychelles | Ex LAM1T1YE |
| 21 | Singapore | Sl.MBEX. JOINT MILITARY TRAINING |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | Ex MITRA SHAKTI. SLINEX. IN-SLN SF Ex. SAMVEDNA |
| 23 | Thailand | Ex MA1TREE. INDO-THAI CORPAT. Ex SIAM BHARAT |
| 24 | UAE | DESERT EAGLE |
| 25 | UK | Ex AJEY WARRIOR. KONKAN. INDRADHANUSH |
| 26 | USA | Ex YUDHABHAYAS. Ex VAJRA PRAHAR. SPITTING COBRA. SANGAM (IN-USN EOD Ex). RED FLAG. Ex COPE INDIA |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | Ex DUSTL1K |
| 28 | Vietnam | V1NBAX. 1N-VPN B1LAT |
| 29 | Multilateral | B1MSTEC |
| 30 | Multilateral | AF1NDEX |
| 31 | Multilateral | MEDEX |
| 32 | Multilateral | SCO - PEACE MISSION |
| 33 | Multilateral | Ex TSENTR |
| 34 | Multilateral | CORMORANT STRIKE |
| 35 | Multilateral | KHAAN QUEST |
| 36 | Multilateral | COBRA GOLD |
| 37 | Multilateral | ADMM Plus Exercises |
| 38 | Multilateral | BLACK CAR1LL1ON |
| 39 | Multilateral | KAKADU |
| 40 | Multilateral | KOMODO |
| 41 | Multilateral | IONS WORKING GROUP EXERCISES |
| 42 | Multilateral | EOD J2A |
| 43 | Multilateral | MAR1SX |
| 44 | Multilateral | MALABAR |
| 45 | Multilateral | RIMPAC |
| 46 | Multilateral | CUTLASS EXPRESS |
| 47 | Multilateral | SALVEX |
| 48 | Multilateral | SEACAT |
| 49 | Multilateral | S1TMEX |
| 50 | Multilateral | MILAN |
| 51 | Multilateral | WPNS Exercises |
