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Useful Links Joint Military Ex- ercises 1 Useful Links In a Joint Military Exercise, a country displays its Military strength be it through weapons or through the showcase of soldiers training it is an important point of International Rela- tions where the country engages in Military Diplomacy in a show of strength. India over the years has participated in a number of Joint Military Exercises with countries across the globe and our neighbours. The Joint Military Exercises are held in different places and in- volve different parts of the military and include the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Often shown as a sign of strength and solidarity, it also allows the military personnel of the countries in- volved in the Military Exercises to gain valuable information on the field and also learn new tactics that are suitable for various situations if it comes in reality. This is an important top- ic that might be asked in the General Awareness section of competitive exams like SSC, SSC CGL, IBPS PO, and others. It can also be asked in Defence Exams like NDA. What is Joint Military Exercise Joint Military Exercise can be seen as a form of engagement of the various organs of the Military in an Exercise with different countries. It can be one country or multiple countries. It is also a showcase of the military strength of the country and tries to send out a message to other countries. It is also a form of Diplomacy, often given the term of Military Diploma- cy. They can be divided into two types, namely: i) Bilateral Exercise: Bilateral Exercise as the name suggests, is the military exercise that takes place between two countries. An example would be the Mitra Shakti Exercise between India & Sri Lanka. ii) Multilateral Exercise: Multilateral Exercise as the name suggests, involves the forces and military of more than two countries. An example would be the TSENTR exercise which was conducted in Russia between China, Tajikistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Uzbekistan. Why Joint Military Exercises of India are Conducted Defense exercises are conducted as it serves many purposes like counter-terrorism, low- intensity conflict operations at Counter-Insurgency etc. Military Exercise is a measure to test the abilities of armed forces without engaging in the Combat. It helps Armed Forces to train themselves for Humanitarian Relief in case of Natural Calami- ty or Disaster. Military Exercise also helps in improving the cooperation and coordination among fellow participants for any Joint Military Operation. 2 Useful Links List of Joint Military Exercises of India 2020 India’s relation with foreign countries is expanding day by day and in past few years our country implemented many military joint exercises with countries over the world. This list contain all the important exercises that Indian Military has undertaken in the year 2020. Go through the list given below as it is very important for the aspirants preparing for Banking, SSC and other exams. Name of the Joint Mili- Participating forces/Nations Conducted at tary Exercise Indian Air Force(IAF) & Royal Air Air Force Station, Hindon, EX Indhradhanush - V 2020 Force(RAF) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Ajeya Warrior 2020 Indian & United Kingdom United Kingdom Defense Expo - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Sahyog-Kaijin India & Japan Chennai, Tamil Nadu Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pra- MLAN 2020 - desh BIMSTEC Disaster Man- India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka & Puri, Odisha agement Excercise, 2020 Myanmar Sampriti –IX India & Bangladesh Umroi, Meghalaya NAVARMS – 19 - New Delhi, India Hand-in-Hand VIII, 2019 India & China Umroi, Meghalaya i) Babina, Uttar Pradesh Indra, 2019 India & Russia ii) Pune, Maharashtra iii) Goa Mitra Shakti VII India & Sri Lanka Pune, Maharashtra Dustlik, 2019 India & Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan Zai’r- Al- Bahr India & Qatar Doha, Qatar 3 Useful Links CORPAT-19 India & Bangladesh Northern Bay of Bengal Dharma Guardian India & Japan Mizoram Exercise Shakti’19 India & France Rajasthan Samudra Shakti India & Indonesia Bay of Bengal “Him Vijay” India & China Arunachal Pradesh Nomadic Elephant – XIV India & Mongolia Bakloh, Mongolia Vishakhapatnam and Kakina- “Tiger Triumph” India & USA da, Andhra Pradesh “Chang Thang” India & China Eastern Ladakh, China Ekuverin India & Maldives Pune, Maharashtra Yudh Abhyas India & USA Washington D.C., USA MAITREE India & Thailand Meghalaya Malabar Exercise India, Japan & USA Japan KAZIND – 2019 India & Kazakhstan Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand China, Tajikistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, TSENTR 2019 Russia Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Uzbekistan Garuda-VI, 2019 Indian Army and Frech Army Mont De Marsan, France Jabel Al Akhdar Training AL NAGAH III Indian Army and Royal Oman Army Camp, Oman Sampriti-2019 India & Bangladesh Tangail, Bangladesh Bold Kuruksetra 2019 India & Singapore Babina, Uttar Pradesh SIMBEX 2019 India & Singapore South China Sea 4 Useful Links Varuna 2019 India & France Coast of Goa Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pra- AUSINDEX 2019 India & Australia desh Mainamati Maitree Exercise Border Security Force(BSF) & Border Sipahijala, Bangladesh 2019 Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) Mitra Shakti VI India & Sri Lanka Sri Lanka AVIANIDRA India & Russia India SAHYOG HOP TAC India & Vietnam Bay of Bengal Through this article, we looked at the different aspects of Joint Military Exercises and the important diplomatic role that these exercises are supposed to play. We also looked at dif- ferent Joint Military Exercises in which the Indian Military has participated in, this topic is important for various competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, SSC CGL, Banking, and Defence exams. Aspirants can download the Testbook app for more updates and tips to prepare for their competitive exams. People who want to get exclusive benefits can check out our Testbook offers. 5 .