Military Exercises in the News

GS III-Defence

Indian soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade, stack against a wall as they prepare to clear a building of insurgents during field training with U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 13, 2013. The training was part of Yudh Abhyas, an annual bilateral training exercise between the Indian Army and U.S. Army Pacific, hosted this year by the 82nd Airborne Division’s parent organization, 18th Airborne Corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod/Released)

Context:

India has recently participated in multiple bilateral military exercises, aimed at enhancing defense cooperation, operational readiness, and regional security.

Key Military Exercises:
  1. Exercise Bongosagar 2025

Participating Nations: India and Bangladesh
Location: Bay of Bengal
Objective: Strengthening maritime security, improving tactical coordination, and enhancing joint operational planning between the two naval forces.

  1. Exercise Khanjar-XII 2025

Participating Nations: India and Kyrgyzstan
Location: Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
Objective: Improving special forces cooperation, with a focus on urban warfare and counter-terrorism operations under the United Nations (UN) mandate.

  1. Exercise Dharma Guardian 2025

Participating Nations: India and Japan
Location: East Fuji Training Area, Japan
Objective: Strengthening joint counter-terror operations, conducting disaster relief drills, and enhancing military coordination in the Indo-Pacific region.

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