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Mar
Various Military Exercises
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Context
Indian Armed Forces conduct/participates in various bilateral and multilateral military exercises with foreign countries. The details of such exercise include the following:
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About
About the Exercises
| Sl. 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 CORPATIND-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 EKATHA |
| 14. | Mongolia | Ex NOMADIC ELEPHANT |
| 15. | Myanmar | Ex IMBEX, IMCOR, IN-MN BILAT, 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 LAMITIYE |
| 21. | Singapore | SIMBEX, JOINT MILITARY TRAINING |
| 22. | Sri Lanka | Ex MITRA SHAKTI, SLINEX, IN-SLN SF Ex, SAMVEDNA |
| 23. | Thailand | Ex MAITREE, 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 DUSTLIK |
| 28. | Vietnam | VINBAX, IN-VPN BILAT |
| 29. | Multilateral | BIMSTEC |
| 30. | Multilateral | AFINDEX |
| 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 CARILLION |
| 39. | Multilateral | KAKADU |
| 40. | Multilateral | KOMODO |
| 41. | Multilateral | IONS WORKING GROUP EXERCISES |
| 42. | Multilateral | EOD J2A |
| 43. | Multilateral | MARISX |
| 44. | Multilateral | MALABAR |
| 45. | Multilateral | RIMPAC |
| 46. | Multilateral | CUTLASS EXPRESS |
| 47. | Multilateral | SALVEX |
| 48. | Multilateral | SEACAT |
| 49. | Multilateral | SITMEX |
| 50. | Multilateral | MILAN |
| 51. | Multilateral | WPNS Exercises |
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Significance of military exercises:
- In the domain of international relations, military diplomacy has, in recent years, emerged as a major tool to further diplomatic interests of nations. Participation in international level military exercises is an indication of the highest level of trust and confidence between the member nations.
- It is a key confidence-building measure (CBM) and an indication of the faith reposed by India on another nation or a group of member nations.
- On the operational side, military exercises enable militaries to understand each other’s drills and procedures, overcome language barriers, and facilitate familiarisation with equipment capabilities.
- Perhaps, the most important advantage of joint military exercises is ‘strategic signalling’. A joint exercise with one or more nations serves the purpose of signalling to a third country of the influence we have in the region and a demonstration of our resolve to further our diplomatic objectives.
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