India-France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI

16 May 2024

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7th edition of India-France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced on 13th May, at Umroi in Meghalaya.

About India-France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI

  • Biennial Exercise: Exercise Shakti is held every two years, alternating between India and France. The last edition was held in France in November 2021.
  • India-France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTIMulti-Domain Operations: The exercise aims to enhance the joint military capabilities of India and France to conduct multi-domain operations in a sub-conventional scenario, adhering to Chapter VII of the UN Mandate.
  • Varied Terrain Operations: The focus is on semi-urban and mountainous terrain, challenging the participants to adapt to different environmental conditions.
  • Objectives of Exercise Shakti:
    • Physical Fitness and Tactical Drills: The exercise emphasizes achieving a high degree of physical fitness, refining tactical-level operations drills, and sharing best practices between the forces.
    • Practice of Tactical Drills: The exercise includes various tactical responses such as handling terrorist actions, establishing joint command posts and intelligence centers, securing helipads, and employing drones and counter-drone systems.
    • Interoperability and Cooperation: The exercise facilitates the development of interoperability and fosters camaraderie and bonhomie between the armed forces personnel of the two countries.

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Other Defence Exercises between India and France:

  • Varuna: Naval exercise
  • Desert Knight-21 and Garuda: Air exercise
  • Shakti: Army exercise
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