List of Important Joint Military Exercises of Indian Army
Shakeel Anwar
May 31, 2018 14:36 IST
In recent years, military diplomacy becomes a major tool to expand the diplomatic interests of the nations to increase the realm of international relations. The Joint Military exercise is a key for the confidence building measure and an indication of the faith reposed by the member nations.
What is Joint military exercise?
A Joint military exercise is the engagement of military resources in training for military operations, either exploring the effects of warfare or testing strategies without actual combat. The prime objective of this exercise is to ensure the combat readiness of deployable forces and ensures the security of our nation.
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Important Joint Military Exercises of Indian Army
| Name of Joint Exercise |
Description |
| Yudh Abhyas |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: Indian Special Forces and United States Special Forces Date: 16-26 May, 2002 Location: Agra, India |
| Nomadic Elephant I |
Participating Country: Mongolia Date: October, 2004 Location: Mongolia |
| Yudh Abhyas I |
Participating Country: United States of America Date: 27 march-17 April, 2004 Location: Vairangte, India |
| Emerald Mercury |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Date: 11-22 March, 2005 Location: Hyderabad, India |
| Yudh Abhyas II |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 22 Maratha Light Infantry; 25 Infantry Division; 1 Guam National Guard Date: September-October, 2005 Location: Vairangte, India |
| Indra II |
Participating Country: Russia Date: 10-20 October, 2005 Location: Agra, India |
| Nomadic Elephant II |
Participating Country: Mongolia Date: 5-14 December, Location: Vairangte, India |
| Yudh Abhyas III |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 5 Gorkha Rifles; Garud Commando Force; 25 Infantry Division Date: 6-23 September, 2006 Location: Schofield Army Base Barracks, USA |
| Shatrujeet |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 1 Rifle Company, 21 Punjab Regiment; Company, 2/4 Marine Expeditionary Unit Date: 31 October- 2 November, 2006 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Himalayan Warrior |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Unit: Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines Date: 17 September- 11 October, 2007 Location: Leh, India |
| Yudh Abhyas IV |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 5 Gorkha Rifles; C Company 3/21 infantry Division Date: November, 2007 Location: Chaubatia, India |
| Hand in Hand I |
Participating Country: China Date: 19-27 December, 2007 Location: Kunming, China |
| Indra III |
Participating Country: Russia Date: 2007 Location: Psokov, Russia |
| Ajeya Warrior |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Unit: 16 Mechanized Regiment; 3 Mercian Regiment Date: 29 August-19 September, 2008 Location: Salisbury, United Kingdom |
| Yudh Abhyas V |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 49th Infantry Brigade; 9 Mission Support Command; California Army National Guard; 40 Infantry Brigade Combat Team Date: 24 October-5 November, 2008 Location: Honolulu, USA |
| Hand in Hand II |
Participating Country: China Unit: 8 Maratha Light Infantry; I Company, Infantry Battalion, Chengdu Military Area Command Date: 4-14 December, 2008 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Hind Shakti |
Unit: II Corps Date: 3-6 May, 2009 Location: Punjab, India |
| Yudh Abhyas VI |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: Mechanised Infantry Battalion; 2 Squadron, 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team Date: 12-29 October, 2009 Location: Babina, India |
| Ekuverin |
Participating Country: Maldives Unit: 16 Madras Regiment; 2 Parachute Regiment Date: 18-30 October, 2009 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Indra III |
Participating Country: Russia Date: 13-23 October, 2010 Location: Ranikhet, India |
| Yudh Abyas VII |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 62 Infantry Division; 5 Parachute Regiment; 4 Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25 Infantry Division; 79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard) Date: 1-14 November, 2010 Location: Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, USA |
| Surya Kiran I |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 2011 Location: Vairengte, India |
| Ajeya Warrior IV |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Unit: 3 Bihar Regiment, 83 Infantry Brigade; B Company, 2 Battalion The Royal Welsh, 19 Light Brigade Date: 20 July-19 August, 2011 Location: Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |
| Surya Kiran II |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 2011 Location: Amlekhganj, Nepal |
| Shakti I |
Participating Country: France Unit: 2 Bihar Regiment, 99 Mountain Brigade; 13 Mountain Infantry Battalion Date: 9-21 October, 2011 Location: Chaubatia, India |
| Sampriti I |
Participating Country: Bangladesh Date: 2011 Location: Assam, India |
| Sudarshan Shakti |
Unit: XXI Corps Date: 28 November-14 December, 2011 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Bold Kurukshetra |
Participating Country: Singapore Date: 27 June, 2012 Location: Babina, India |
| Surya Kiran III |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 27 June, 2012 |
| Sampriti II |
Participating Country: Bangladesh Date: 2012 |
| Garud Shakti |
Participating Country: Indonesia Unit: 19 Madras Regiment, 21 Mountain Division; 13 Infantry Brigade Date: 20 February- 1 March, 2012 Location: Vairengte, India |
| Yudh Abhyas VIII |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 2 Mechanised Regiment; 2 Squadron 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team; 6 Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2 Engineer Brigade Date: 5-12 March, 2012 Location: Jaisalmer, India |
| Shoor Veer |
Unit: South Western Command Date: April, 2012 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Nomadic Elephant III |
Participating Country: Mongolia Unit: Jat Regiment Date: August, 2012 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Surya Kiran IV |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 2012 |
| Ekuverin |
Participating Country: Maldives Date: 12-25 November, 2012 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Rudra Akrosh |
Unit: South Western Command Date: January, 2013 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Ajeya Warrior V |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Date: 4 April-3 May 2013 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Yudh Abhyas IX |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 2/5 Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade;1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Date: 3-17 may, 2013 Location: Fort Bragg, USA |
| Shakti II |
Participating Country: France Date: 9-20 September, 2013 Location: Jodhpur, India |
| Surya Kiran V |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 23 September-6 October, 2013 Location: Pithoragarh, India |
| Indra V |
Participating Country: Russia Date: 17-28 October, 2013 Location: Jaisalmer, India |
| Hand in Hand III |
Participating Country: China Date: 4-14 November, 2013 Location: Chengdu, China |
| Surya Kiran VI |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 5-19 March, 2014 Location: Salijhandi, Nepal |
| Sarvada Vijay |
Date: May, 2014 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Surya Kiran VII |
Participating Country: Nepal Unit: Garud Division Date: 18-31 August, 2014 Location: Pithoragarh, India |
| Yudh Abhyas X |
Participating Country: United States of America Date: 17-30 September, 2014 Location: Ranikhet, India |
| Ekuverin |
Participating Country: Maldives Date: November, 104 Location: Maafilafushi, Maldives |
| Mitra Shakti |
Participating Country: Sri Lanka Unit: Indian Special Forces and Sri Lankan Special Forces Date: 3-23 November, 2014 Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Hand in Hand IV |
Participating Country: China Unit: 13 Group Army Date: 17-25 November, 2014 Location: Pune, India |
| Nomadic Elephant IV |
Participating Country: Mongolia Unit: 84 Airborne Special Forces Battalion Date: 9-21 February, 2015 Location: Gwalior, India |
| Al Nagah-Ii I |
Participating Country: Oman Date: 2015 Location: Muscat, Oman |
| Garud Shakti III |
Participating Country: Indonesia Unit: 432 Battalion Kostard Infantry Date: 9-21 February, 2015 Location: Vairengte, India |
| Surya Kiran VIII |
Participating Country: Nepal Unit: Garud Division Date: 23 February- 7 March, 2015 Location: Salijhandi, Nepal |
| Khanjar II |
Participating Country: Kyrgyzstan Unit: Indian Special Forces; Scorpions- Kyrgyzstani Special Forces Date: March, 2015 Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Brahmashira |
Unit: II Corps Date: April, 2015 Location: Suratgarh, India |
| Ajeya Warrior VI |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Unit: Kumaon Regiment Date: 13-28 June, 2015 Location: Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |
| Ekuverin VI |
Participating Country: Maldives Unit: Bihar Regiment Date: 31 August-13 September, 2015 Location: Trivandrum, India |
| Yudh Abhyas XI |
Participating Country: United States of America Date: 9-23 September, 2015 Location: Joint Base Lewis McCord, USA |
| Sampriti V |
Participating Country: Bangladesh Date: 2015 Location: Binnaguri, India |
| Mitra Shakti III |
Participating Country: Sri Lanka Date: 29 September-12 October, 2015 Location: Pune, India |
| Hand in Hand V |
Participating Country: China Unit: Naga Regiment; Chengdu Military Area Command Date: 12-22 October, 2015 Location: Kunming, China |
| Indra VII |
Participating Country: Russia Unit: Red Eagle Division; Independent Motorised Brigade Date: 8-18 November, 2015 Location: Bikaner, India |
| Drad Sanklap |
Unit: Southern Command Date: 2 December, 2015 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Shakti VII |
Participating Country: France Date: 6-16 January, 2016 |
| Sino-India Joint I |
Participating Country: China Date: 1 February, 2016 Location: Chusul, China |
| Surya Kiran IX |
Participating Country: Nepal Unit: Panchshul Brigade Date: 8-21 February, 2016 Location: Pithoragarh, India |
| Lamitye VII |
Participating Country: Seychelles Unit: Indian Special Forces; Tazar (Special Forces Unit) Date: 15-28 February, 2016 Location: Port Victoria, Seychelles |
| Force 18 |
Participating Country: ASEAN Plus Date: 2-8 March, 2016 Location: Pune, India |
| Garuda Shakti IV |
Participating Country: Indonesia Unit: 503 Airborne Battalion Date: 10-23 March, 2016 Location: Magelang, Indonesia |
| Khanjar III |
Participating Country: Kyrgyzstan Date: March-April, 2016 Location: Gwalior, India |
| Shatrujeet |
Unit: I Corps Date: 16 April, 2016 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Nomadic Elephant XI |
Participating Country: Mongolia Unit: Kumaon Regiment Date: 25 April-8 May, 2016 Location: Mongolia |
| Chakravyuh - II |
Unit: Pivot Corps Date: 6 May, 2016 Location: Suratgarh, India |
| Jalrahat |
Date: 29 June, 2016 Location: Guwahati, India |
| Megh Prahar |
Unit: I Corps Date: 14 July, 2016 Location: Mathura, India |
| Maitree |
Participating Country: Thailand Date: 15-30 July, 2016 Location: Krabi, Thailand |
| Prabal Dostyk I |
Participating Country: Kazakhstan Unit: Special Operating Force’s unit Date: 7-17 September, 2016 Location: Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
| Yudh Abhyas XII |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion, 20 Infantry Regiment; 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7 Infantry Division Date: 14-27 September, 2016 Location: Chaubattia, India |
| Indra VIII |
Participating Country: Russia Unit: Kumaon Regiment; 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade Date: 22 September- 2 October 2016 Location: Vladivostok, Russia |
| Sino-India Joint II |
Participating Country: China Date: 19 October, 2016 |
| Mitra Shakti |
Participating Country: Sri Lanka Unit: Rajputana Rifles; Sinha Regiment Date: 24 October-6 November, 2016 Location: Ambepussa, Sri Lanka |
| Surya Kiran X |
Participating Country: Nepal Unit: Kumaon Regiment; Jabar jung Battalion Date: 31 October-13 November, 2016 Location: Salijhandi, Nepal |
| Sampriti VI |
Participating Country: Bangladesh Unit: Mahar Regiment Date: 5-18 November, 2016 |
| Hand in Hand VI |
Participating Country: China Unit: 13 Group Army Date: 16-27 November, 2016 Location: Pune, India |
| Ekuverin VII |
Participating Country: Maldives Unit: Bihar Regiment Date: 15-28 December, 2016 Location: Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
| Khanjar IV |
Participating Country: Kyrgyzstan Unit: Indian Special Forces Date: 20 February-5 March, 2017 Location: Kok Jhangak, Kyrgyzstan |
| Surya Kiran XI |
Participating Country: Nepal Unit: Ekta Shakti Battalion (Punjab Regiment)/ 28 Punjab; Durga Baksh Battalion Date: 7-20 March, 2017 Location: Pithoragarh, India |
| Al Nagah-Ii II |
Participating Country: Oman Date: 7-10 March, 2017 Location: Bakloh, India |
| Bold Kurukshetra |
Participating Country: Singapore Unit: 31st Indian Armoured Division; 3rd Singapore Division Date: 4-21 March, 2017 Location: Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nomadic Elephant XII |
Participating Country: Mongolia Unit: 15 Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry; 084 Special Forces Task Battalion Date: 5-21 April, 2017 Location: Vairengte, India |
| Thar Shakti |
Unit: X Corps Date: 17 April-17 May, 2017 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Maitree |
Participating Country: Thailand Unit: Northern Command Date: 3-17 July, 2017 Location: Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh |
| Surya Kiran XII |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 3-16 September, 2017 Location: Salijhandi, Nepal |
| Yudh Abhyas XIII |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: 2/11 Gorkha Rigles; 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team Date: 14-27 September, 2017 Location: Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, USA |
| Mitra Shakti |
Participating Country: Sri Lanka Unit: 1 Mahar Regiment; Sinha Regiment Date: 13-25 October, 2017 Location: Pune, India |
| Indra IX |
Participating Country: Russia Unit: 5th Red Banner Army Date: 19-29 October, 2017 Location: 249th Combined Army Range Sergeevisky, Russia |
| Prabal Dostyk II |
Participating Country: Kazakhstan Unit: 3/11 Gorkha Rifles Date: 2-15 November, 2017 Location: Bakloh, India |
| Sampriti VII |
Participating Country: Bangladesh Unit: Red Horns Division Date: 6-11 November, 2017 Location: Shillong, India |
| Danx |
Unit: 50 Parachute Brigade Date: 20-24 November, 2017 Location: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India |
| Imbax I |
Participating Country: Myanmar Unit: Red Horns Division Date: 20-25 November, 2017 Location: Shillong, India |
| Ajeya Warrior VII |
Participating Country: United Kingdom Unit: 20 Rajputana Rifles; 1 Royal Anglican Regiment Date: 1-14 December, 2017 Location: Mahajan Firing Range, India |
| Ekuverin VIII |
Participating Country: Maldives Unit: 8 Gorkha Rifles Date: 14-27 December, 2017 Location: Belgaum, India |
| Hamesha Vijayee |
Unit: Southern Command Date: 16-22 December, 2017 Location: Rajasthan, India |
| Vinbax I |
Participating Country: Vietnam Date: 30 January-3 February, 2018 Location: Jabalpur, India |
| Vajra Prahar |
Participating Country: United States of America Unit: Special Forces, Southern Command Date: January, 2018 Location: Joint Base Lewis-McCord, United States |
| Shakti IV |
Participating Country: France Unit: 2/8 Gorkha Rifles; 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment Date: 31 January-5 February Location: Mailly-le-Camp, France |
| Lamitye VIII |
Participating Country: Seychelles Unit: Southern Command Date: 24 February-4 March, 2018 Location: Mahe, Seychelles |
| Khanjar V |
Participating Country: Kyrgyzstan Unit: Indian Special Forces Date: 16-29 March, 2018 Location: Vairangte, India |
| Harimau Shakti |
Participating Country: Malaysia Unit: 4/Grenadiers;1/Royal Ranger Regiment; Royal Malay Regiment Date: 30 April-13 May, 2018 Location: Hulu Langat, Malaysia |
| Vijay Prahar |
Unit: Southern Command Date: April 2018 |
| Surya Kiran XIII |
Participating Country: Nepal Date: 30 May-12 June, 2018 Location: Pithoragarh, India |
The Joint Military Exercises not only ensure to understand each other’s drill and procedures, overcome language barriers, and facilitate familiarisation with equipment capabilities, but also facilitates understanding and familiarisation with new technologies of the participant countries.
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