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7th March 2020
Various Defence Exercises in News
The defence is a major part of any country. Thus, every country tries and devotes half of its budget in defence. So, there are joint military exercises happening which benefits both the participating nations. Thus, in this article, we will discuss some of the important joint exercises in India like Indra and Maitree. Also, these exercises are important from learning as well as the strategic point of view for both the nations.
| India + XYZ | Army | Navy | Air Force |
| ASEAN + | Force 18 | ||
| Australia | AUSTRA HIND | AUSINDEX / KAKADU | |
| Bangladesh | Sampriti | CORPAT | |
| China | Hand in hand | Chang Thang | |
| France | Shakti | Varuna | GARUDA |
| Indonesia | GARUDA SHAKTI | IND-INDO CORPAT
And Samudra Shakti |
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| Japan | Dharma Guardian | Malabar (India, Japan, and the USA), Sahyog-Kaijin | SHINYUU MAITRI |
| Kazakhstan | Prabal Dostyk and KAZIND | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Khanjar | ||
| Maldives | Ekuverin | ||
| Mongolia | Nomadic Elephant / KHAN QUEST | ||
| Nepal | Surya Kiran (BIANNUAL) | ||
| Oman | AL NAGAH (SUCCESS) | Naseem Al Bahr | Eastern Bridge-IV |
| Russia | Indra | INDRA NAVY | AVIAINDRA-14 |
| Seychelles | LAMITYE | ||
| Singapore | Ex AGNI WARRIOR and Ex BOLD KURUKSHETRA | SIMBEX | JOINT MILITARY TRAINING |
| South Africa, Brazil | IBSAMAR | ||
| Sri Lanka | Mitra Shakti | SLINEX | |
| Thailand | Maitree / COBRA GOLD (Observer Plus) | INDO-THAI CORPAT (Bi-annual) | SIAM BHARAT |
| UAE | Desert Eagle-II | ||
| UK | Ajeya Warrior | Konkan | IndraDhanush -IV |
| or “Rainbow”. | |||
| USA | YudhAbhyas/ Cope/
Tiger Triumph VAJRA PRAHAR |
Malabar RIMPAC (Multilateral) | Red Flag |
| Brunei | ADMM+ Exercise (Multilateral) | ||
| Malaysia | MAITREE | ARF DIREx | |
| Myanmar | IMBEX | IMCOR | |
| Qatar | Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea) | ||
| Uzbekistan | Dustlik |
Other Important Exercise
| Exercise TSENTR 2019 | China, Tajikistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan | Russia(Host) |
