Military Exercises of Indian Armed Forces:

September 1, 2020

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A military exercise is the employment of military resources in training for military operations.
These exercises help in exploring the effects of warfare and testing the strategies without engaging in actual combat.
Military exercises are based on a real-time application of the theoretical knowledge and therefore, are the highest form of military training.
Military exercises can be: Internal, bilateral or multinational.
The military exercises:
- Test the combat readiness of the armed forces.
- Helps in capacity building of the participating countries.
- Prepare commands and forces for operations in peace, crisis and conflict.
- Builds understanding between two militaries in terms of professionalism, procedures & processes, and the military ethos.
- Serve as an extension of military training for partner countries.
- Acts as a significant military diplomacy tool.
Sharing of military training aspects through international military exercises is one of the most effective confidence-building measure (CBM) between partner countries.
List of bilateral military exercises of Indian Army:

List of Joint military exercises of Indian Army:

S. No.	Country	Exercise
1.	Australia	AUSTRA HIND
2.	Bangladesh	SAMPRITI
3.	China	HAND IN HAND
4.	France	SHAKTI
5.	Indonesia	GARUDA SHAKTI
6.	Japan	DHARMA GUARDIAN
7.	Kazakhstan	PRABAL DOSTYK
8.	Kyrgyzstan	KHANJAR
9.	Maldives	EKUVERIN
10.	Mongolia	NOMADIC ELEPHANT
11.	Myanmar	IMBEX
12.	Malaysia	HARIMAU SHAKTI
13.	Nepal	SURYA KIRAN
14.	Oman	AL NAGAH
15.	Russia	INDRA
16.	Seychelles	LAMITIYE
17.	Sri Lanka	MITRA SHAKTI
18.	Singapore	BOLD KURUKSHETRA
19.	Thailand	MAITREE
20.	UK	AJEYA WARRIOR EMERLAND MERCURY
21.	USA	YUDH ABHAYAS
VAJRA PRAHAR
22.	Vietnam	VINBAX
23.	Multinational (ADMM Plus)	FORCE 18

The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN members and Partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.

S. No.	Country	Exercise
1.	Australia	AUSINDEX
2.	Bangladesh	IN-BN CORPAT
3.	Brazil & South Africa	IBSAMAR
4.	France	VARUNA
5.	Indonesia	IND-INDO CORPAT
IND-INDO BILAT
6.	Malaysia	IN-MN TABLE TOP
7.	Myanmar	IMCOR
8.	Oman	NASEEM-AL-BAHR
9.	Russia	INDRA NAVY
10.	Sri Lanka	SLINEX
11	Singapore	SIMBEX
12.	Thailand	INDO-THAI CORPAT
13	UAE	In-UAE BILAT
14	UK	KONKAN
15.	USA	MALABAR
RIMPAC (Multilateral)
16	Multilateral Exercise by Brunei	ADMM+ Exercise
17	Multilateral Exercise by Indonesia	KOMODO
18	Multilateral Exercise by India	MILAN

S. No.	Country	Exercise
1.	Multinational	PITCH BLACK
2.	Israel	BLUE FLAG
3.	Oman	EASTERN BRIDGE
4.	Russia	AVIA-INDRA
5.	Singapore	SINDEX JOINT MILITARY TRAINING (JMT)
6.	Thailand	SIAM BHARAT
7.	UAE	DESERT EAGLE
8.	UK	INDRADHANUSH
9.	USA	RED FLAG (Multinational) COPE INDIA
10.	Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE	SAMVEDNA (Multinational)

Indian Air Force participated for the first time in the International Exercise Pitch Black 2018. Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial three-week multi-national exercise conducted at RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal, Australia.
Exercise Samvedna was a Multi-Lateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise, organized by the Southern Air Command of IAF.
In addition to joint exercises with other nations, The Indian Air force conducts inter-service exercises such as VAYU SHAKTI, GAGAN SHAKTI, IRON FIST, PRALAY SHYAM.
India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named “Tiger Triumph” at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in November 2019.