News: Exercise Harimau Shakti-2025, the fifth India–Malaysia joint military exercise, began at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
About Exercise Harimau Shakti-2025
- Exercise Harimau Shakti-2025 is a bilateral joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Malaysian Army.
- Origin: It has been conducted since 2012.
- Aim: The aim is to jointly rehearse sub-conventional operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Mandate.
- 2025 Edition
- Host: It is hosted at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan from 5 to 18 December 2025.
- Participants: The Indian contingent consists of troops from the DOGRA Regiment and Malaysia is represented by the 25th Battalion Royal Malaysian Army.
- Scope of Exercise Harimau Shakti-2025
- Joint counter-terrorist operations: It covers joint counter-terrorist operations, including cordon-and-search, search-and-destroy missions and heliborne operations.
- Training and tactical drills: Training includes Army Martial Arts Routine, combat reflex shooting, Yoga, securing helipads and casualty evacuation drills.
- Interoperability and defence cooperation: The exercise improves interoperability, reduces risk to life and property, aligns with United Nations peacekeeping requirements and shares best practices and combat skills to deepen defence cooperation and bilateral relations.
