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To Read Other Current Affairs Compilations<\/strong>\u00a0for UPSC Prelims 2022\u2013\u00a0Click here<\/a><\/p>\n The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between Indian and French Navies \u2013 \u2018VARUNA\u2019 has been conducted in the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: Bilateral Naval Exercise<\/p>\n Countries Involved:\u00a0<\/strong>India and France.<\/p>\n Started in:\u00a0<\/strong>1993.<\/p>\n The exercise was named \u2018VARUNA\u2019 in 2001.<\/p>\n Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0To develop interoperability between the two navies. Further, it aims to foster mutual cooperation by learning from each other\u2019s best practices to conduct joint operations.<\/p>\n Exercise Garuda:\u00a0<\/strong>It is a bilateral exercise between the Indian and French Air Force. The first edition of the exercise was held in 2003.<\/p>\n Exercise SHAKTI<\/strong>: It is a biennial military exercise conducted between India and France. It was first conducted in the year 2011.<\/p>\n Exercise La P\u00e9rouse:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0It is a multilateral maritime exercise led by the French Navy. The Indian Navy participated in this exercise for the first time in 2021.<\/p>\n The Indian Navy(IN) would be participating in the Second Phase of the 25th edition of the Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n Exercise Malabar is a multilateral war-gaming naval exercise that was started in 1992.<\/p>\n The exercise began as a bilateral exercise between the navies of\u00a0India<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0United States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n From 2002 onward, the exercise has been conducted every year.\u00a0Japan<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Australia<\/strong>\u00a0first participated in 2007. Since 2014, India, the US and Japan have participated in the exercise. In 2020 Australia too joined the Malabar Exercise.<\/p>\n The exercise is aimed to support free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and remains committed to the rules-based international order.<\/p>\n Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN-<\/strong>\u00a0It is an annual joint military exercise between Indian and Japan from 2018.<\/p>\n SHINYUU Maitri\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>It is a joint exercise between the Indian Air Force and the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF).<\/p>\n Exercise JIMEX<\/strong>\u2013 The exercise is an annual Naval Exercise between Indian and Japanese naval forces.<\/p>\n Exercise AUSINDEX<\/strong>: It is a bilateral\u00a0maritime exercise<\/strong>\u00a0between India and Australian Navies.<\/p>\n Exercise Pitch Black<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a biennial multilateral air combat exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force(RAAF) since 1981.<\/p>\n Yudh Abhyas-\u00a0<\/strong>It is a joint military exercise between India and the US.<\/p>\n Tiger Triumph-\u00a0<\/strong>It is a tri-service military exercise between India and the US.<\/p>\n Vajra Prahar<\/strong>: It is a Special Forces joint military training exercise conducted alternately in India and the US since 2010.<\/p>\n A team from Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) which represented the Indian Army at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise at Brecon, Wales, UK has been awarded a Gold medal.<\/p>\n Exercise Cambrian Patrol is organised by the\u00a0UK Army<\/strong>. It is considered as the ultimate test of human endurance, team spirit and is sometimes referred to as the\u00a0Olympics of Military Patrolling<\/strong>\u00a0among militaries in the world.<\/p>\n During the exercise, teams are assessed with respect to their performance under harsh terrain and cold weather conditions. They were also exposed to complex real-world situations in order to assess their reactions in combating the settings.<\/p>\n The Indian Army team participated in the exercise and competed against a total of 96 teams, which included 17 international teams representing Special Forces and prestigious Regiments from around the world.<\/p>\n The Indian Army team received a Gold Medal for their excellent navigation skills, overall physical endurance and delivery of patrol orders.<\/p>\n India and UK have started the\u00a0Exercise Konkan Shakti 2021 from October 21, 2021.<\/p>\n Exercise Konkan Shakti\u00a0<\/strong>is the first-ever tri-services joint exercise between India and the UK.<\/p>\n Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0To derive mutual benefits from each other\u2019s experiences and also showcase the continuing cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n The maritime component of the exercise<\/strong>\u00a0will be conducted off India\u2019s west coast in two phases: the Harbour phase and the sea phase.<\/p>\n The land phase<\/strong>\u00a0of the exercise will be held at\u00a0Chaubatia<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Uttarakhand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Indian \u200b\u200bAir Force<\/strong>\u00a0had already participated in an operational engagement with the UK Carrier Strike as part of the exercise.<\/p>\n Exercise Konkan:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of the UK.<\/p>\n Exercise Indradhanush:\u00a0<\/strong>It is a joint bilateral air exercise between India and the UK started in 2006.<\/p>\n Exercise Ajeya Warrior:\u00a0<\/strong>It is a joint military exercise between India and the UK. It was held for the first time in 2013.<\/p>\n The Indian Navy has carried out a maiden\u00a0maritime exercise with the Algerian Navy.<\/p>\n Indian Army contingent has participated in a multi-nation military exercise named \u2018ZAPAD 2021<\/strong>\u2018 at\u00a0Nizhny<\/strong>\u00a0in Russia.<\/p>\n Exercise ZAPAD 2021 is one of the\u00a0theatre level exercises of the Russian Armed Forces<\/strong>.\u00a0The exercise focuses primarily on\u00a0operations against terrorists<\/strong>\u00a0with the aim to enhance military and strategic ties amongst the participating nations.<\/p>\n More than a dozen countries from the Eurasian and South Asian Regions will participate in the exercise.\u00a0From India, the NAGA Battalion group is participating in the exercise.<\/p>\n Naga Regiment is one of the fiercest infantry regiments of the Indian Army. It is amongst the youngest regiments of the Indian Army \u2013 the first battalion raised in Ranikhet 1970.\u00a0The regiment recruits mainly from Nagaland, in northeast India.<\/p>\n The fifth edition of the Exercise \u201cKAZIND-21<\/strong>\u201d has been conducted at Training Node Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n It is an annual\u00a0bilateral military exercise<\/strong>\u00a0between India and Kazakhstan. This is the fifth edition of the exercise.\u00a0The exercise\u00a0will focus on Counter Insurgency\/ Counter-Terrorism operations in the mountainous terrains as well as rural and urban settings under the UN mandate.<\/p>\n This exercise will provide impetus to the ever-growing military and diplomatic ties between the two nations.<\/p>\n Kazakhstan is a country in\u00a0Central Asia<\/strong>.\u00a0India was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Kazakhstan. Diplomatic relations were established in February 1992.<\/p>\n India-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC)<\/strong>\u00a0was established in 1993. It is the apex bilateral institutional mechanism for developing trade, economic, scientific, technological, industrial and cultural cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n The two countries in 2009 signed a\u00a0Strategic Partnership treaty.\u00a0<\/strong>In 2015, the two countries signed a\u00a0Defence and Military Technical cooperation agreement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)<\/strong>\u00a0launched \u201cAl-Farabi-1<\/strong>\u201d, a 1.7 kg Technology Demonstrator Nano Satellite built by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty along with 103 other satellites in 2017.<\/p>\n The 28th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) was conducted.<\/p>\n SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises)\u00a0<\/strong>is a joint maritime bilateral exercise between Indian and Singapore navies. The first edition of the exercise was conducted in 1994.<\/p>\n Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0To\u00a0enhance interoperability amongst the navies and underscore the shared responsibility of the countries to work together to keep sea lines of communications open.<\/p>\n Significance:\u00a0<\/strong>SIMBEX is the Indian Navy\u2019s longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime exercise with any foreign navy.<\/p>\n About Exercise SITMEX:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a bilateral\u00a0maritime exercise<\/strong>\u00a0between the\u00a0Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy(RTN) and Indian Navy(IN)<\/strong>. It was conducted for the first time in 2019.<\/p>\n India-Singapore Defence relations cover a very wide spectrum of collaboration from conventional military-to-military exchanges to HADR and cyber security.<\/p>\n Both navies have a representation in each other\u2019s Maritime Information Fusion Centres and have also, recently signed an agreement on mutual submarine rescue support and coordination.<\/p>\n The Navies from\u00a0Australia and India have participated in the bilateral maritime exercise named\u00a0Exercise AUSINDEX 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n AUSINDEX<\/strong>\u00a0is a bilateral\u00a0maritime exercise<\/strong>\u00a0between India and Australian Navies. It was started in the year 2015. This is the fourth edition of the exercise.<\/p>\n Aim<\/strong>: To\u00a0provide an opportunity for both Navies to further bolster interoperability, gain from best practices and develop a common understanding of procedures for Maritime Security Operations.<\/p>\n From India,\u00a0<\/strong>Indian Naval Ships\u00a0Shivalik<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Kadmatt<\/em>\u00a0are participating in the exercise.<\/p>\n Indian Naval Ships\u00a0Shivalik<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kadmatt<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0are the latest\u00a0indigenously designed<\/strong>\u00a0and built\u00a0Guided Missile Stealth Frigate<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Anti-Submarine Corvette<\/strong>\u00a0respectively.<\/p>\n They form part of the Indian Navy\u2019s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.<\/p>\n The\u00a015th Edition of Indo \u2013 Nepal Joint Military Training,\u00a0Exercise Surya Kiran<\/strong>\u00a0between Indian Army and Nepali Army is starting at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.<\/p>\n Exercise Surya Kiran is a\u00a0joint annual military exercise<\/strong>\u00a0between India and Nepal.<\/p>\n The exercise is\u00a0conducted\u00a0alternatively in Nepal and India<\/strong>.\u00a0The last edition of the Exercise was conducted in Nepal in 2019.<\/p>\n During this exercise, both countries\u2019 armies would be sharing their experiences gained during the conduct of various counter-insurgency operations over a prolonged period in their respective countries.<\/p>\n Also, there would be a series of\u00a0Expert Academic Discussions<\/strong>\u00a0on various subjects such as Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, High Altitude Warfare, Jungle Warfare among others.<\/p>\n The joint exercise will help in improving bilateral relations and also will be a major step towards further strengthening the traditional friendship between the two nations.<\/p>\n Indian Naval Ships\u00a0Shivalik and Kadmatt<\/strong>\u00a0have participated in Exercise \u2018Samudra Shakti\u2019 in Indonesia.<\/p>\n Exercise Samudra Shakti<\/strong>\u00a0is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Indonesia.<\/p>\n Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0To strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance mutual understanding and interoperability in maritime operations between the two navies.<\/p>\n Participation:<\/strong>\u00a0From India\u2019s side,\u00a0Indian Naval ships Shivalik and Kadmatt<\/a>\u00a0are participating in the exercise.<\/p>\n
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\nExercise Varuna<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise Varuna<\/h5>\n
Other exercises between India and France<\/h5>\n
\nExercise Malabar<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise Malabar<\/h5>\n
Aim of the exercise<\/h5>\n
Other Exercises between India and Participating Countries of Malabar exercise<\/h5>\n
Exercises between India and Japan<\/h6>\n
Exercises between India and Australia<\/h6>\n
Exercises between India and the US<\/h6>\n
\nExercise Cambrian Patrol<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise Cambrian Patrol<\/h5>\n
Participant from India<\/h5>\n
Indian Army\u2019s performance<\/h5>\n
\nExercise Konkan Shakti<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise Konkan Shakti<\/h5>\n
Components of Exercise Konkan Shakti<\/h5>\n
Other exercises between India and UK<\/h5>\n
\nIndia-Algeria Maritime Exercise<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About India-Algeria Maritime Exercise<\/h5>\n
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About India-Algeria Relations<\/h5>\n
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\nExercise ZAPAD<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise ZAPAD<\/h5>\n
About Naga Regiment<\/h5>\n
\nExercise KAZIND-21<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About KAZIND-21<\/h5>\n
About India-Kazakhstan Relations<\/h5>\n
\nExercise SIMBEX<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise SIMBEX<\/h5>\n
Other Exercise between India and Singapore<\/h5>\n
India-Singapore Defence Cooperation<\/h5>\n
\nExercise AUSINDEX<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise AUSINDEX<\/h5>\n
About Indian Naval Ships\u00a0Shivalik\u00a0and\u00a0Kadmatt<\/h5>\n
\nExercise Surya Kiran<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise Surya Kiran<\/h5>\n
Significance of the Exercise<\/h5>\n
\nExercise Samudra Shakti<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About Exercise Samudra Shakti<\/h5>\n
Other Exercises between India and Indonesia<\/h5>\n
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