JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE -2020
List of Joint Military Exercises of India with other Countries 2020.
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 Relations 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 involve 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 involved in the Military Exercises to gain valuable information on the field and also learn new tactics which are suitable for various situations if it comes in reality.
This is an important topic 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 Diplomacy. 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 Calamity or Disaster.
Military Exercise also helps in improving the cooperation and coordination among fellow participants for any Joint Military Operation.
List of Joint Military Exercises of India 2019
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 Military Exercise Participating forces/Nations Conducted at:
- EX Indhradhanush – V 2020 Indian Air Force(IAF) & Royal Air Force(RAF) Air Force Station, Hindon, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Ajeya Warrior 2020 Indian & United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Defense Expo – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Sahyog-Kaijin India & Japan Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- MLAN 2020 – Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- BIMSTEC Disaster Management Excercise, 2020 India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka & Myanmar Puri, Odisha
- Sampriti -IX India & Bangladesh Umroi, Meghalaya
- NAVARMS – 19 – New Delhi, India
- Hand-in-Hand VIII, 2019 India & China Umroi, Meghalaya
- Indra, 2019 India & Russia (i) Babina, Uttar Pradesh (ii) Pune, Maharashtra (iii) Goa
- Mitra Shakti VII India & Sri Lanka Pune, Maharashtra
- Dustlik, 2019 India & Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Zair- Al- Bahr India & Qatar Doha, Qatar
- 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
- “Tiger Triumph” India & USA Vishakhapatnam and Kakinada, 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
- TSENTR 2019 China, Tajikistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Uzbekistan Russia
- Garuda-VI, 2019 Indian Army and Frech Army Mont De Marsan, France
- AL NAGAH III Indian Army and Royal Oman Army Jabel Al Akhdar Training Camp, Oman
- Sampriti-2019 India & Bangladesh Tangail, Bangladesh
- Bold Kuruksetra 2019 India & Singapore Babina, Uttar Pradesh
- SIMBEX 2019 India & Singapore South China Sea
- Varuna 2019 India & France Coast of Goa
- AUSINDEX 2019 India & Australia Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019 Border Security Force(BSF) & Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) Sipahijala, Bangladesh
- Mitra Shakti VI India & Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
- AVIANIDRA India & Russia India
- SAHYOG HOP TAC India & Vietnam Bay of Bengal
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