Six-day Joint Exercise of the Indian Army & the Air Force, Vijayee Bhava began

A six-day joint exercise of the Indian Army and the Air Force, Vijayee Bhava began on 9 May 2011 in the deserts of Bikaner and Suratgarh near the Pakistan border. Vijayee Bhava aims at fine-tuning the concept of Cold Start doctrine. Cold Start was a military doctrine developed by the Indian Armed Forces in 2004 and involves joint operations between the three main services Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Vijayee Bhava will involve tank to tank wars, helicopter operations and others. Battlefield tactics for warfare will also be practised in the exercise. Personnel from both the services were practising for the past 15 days for the drill. 10 major exercises near the Pakistan border in the last six years and the Indian Army is of the opinion that this exercise will boost the synergy between the defence forces.