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List of Military Exercises of India 2026
List of Military Exercises of India 2026
India’s military exercises in 2026 reflect its expanding role as a regional stabilizer and global security partner. Through domestic, bilateral, and multilateral drills, India strengthens combat readiness across land, sea, and air domains while enhancing interoperability with friendly nations. These exercises sharpen counter-terrorism capabilities, improve maritime security, refine high-altitude warfare skills, and integrate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. They also serve as instruments of defense diplomacy, reinforcing strategic partnerships and contributing to a stable.
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Exercise Name
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Participating Countries
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Place where Exercise Held (2026)
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Duration of Exercise (2026)
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Exercise Ekuverin
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India & Maldives
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Maldives / India (alternate hosting)
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Expected Feb 2026
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Exercise Desert Hunt
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Indian Army, Navy & Air Force
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Air Force Station, Jodhpur
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Expected Feb 2026
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Bono Sagar Naval Exercise
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India & Bangladesh
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Bay of Bengal
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Expected March 2026
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Varuna Naval Exercise
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India & France
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Arabian Sea / Indian Ocean
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Expected March 2026
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Exercise Sea Dragon
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Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, USA
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Guam / Western Pacific
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Expected March 2026
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INDRA Naval Exercise
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India & Russia
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Bay of Bengal / Indian Ocean
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Expected 2026 (Biennial)
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Exercise Tiger Triumph (HADR)
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India & USA
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Eastern Seaboard of India
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Expected April 2026
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DUSTLIK-VII (Successor of DUSTLIK-VI)
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India & Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan / India
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Expected April 2026
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Passage Exercise (PASSEX)
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India & United Kingdom
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Arabian Sea / Indian Ocean
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Conducted as per naval deployments in 2026
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Exercise SHAKTI-IX
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India & France
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India (likely Rajasthan or Maharashtra)
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Expected Mid-2026
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Jaa Mata Exercise
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Japan & Indian Coast Guards
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Indian East Coast (Chennai/Visakhapatnam)
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Expected July 2026
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Exercise Bold Kurukshetra
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India & Singapore
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Singapore / India (alternate hosting)
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Expected July–August 2026
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SIMBEX-26
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India & Singapore
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Indian Ocean / Singapore Waters
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Expected July 2026
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Exercise Divya Drishti
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Indian Army
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Eastern Sector (Sikkim/Arunachal Pradesh)
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Expected July 2026
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SLINEX-26
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India & Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan Waters / Indian Ocean
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Expected August 2026
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Exercise Bright Star 2026
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Multilateral (India, USA, Egypt, others)
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Egypt / Middle East & North Africa Region
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Expected Aug–Sep 2026
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Yudh Abhyas 2026
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India & USA
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India / USA (alternate hosting)
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Expected September 2026
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MAITREE-XV
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India & Thailand
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Thailand (likely Chiang Mai region)
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Expected September 2026
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Exercise ZAPAD 2026
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Russia, India & partner nations
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Russia
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Expected September 2026
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List of Military Exercises of India 2025
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Exercise Name
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Participants Country
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Place where exercise held
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Duration of exercise
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Exercise Ekuverin
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India and the Maldives
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Maldives
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February 2 to 15, 2025
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Exercise Desert Hunt
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Indian Army, Navy & Air Force
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Air Force Station Jodhpur
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February 24 to 28, 2025
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Bono Sagar Naval Exercise
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India & Bangladesh
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Bay of Bengal
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March 10th to March 12th, 2025
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Varuna Naval Exercise
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India and France
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Arabian Sea
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March 19–22, 2025
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Exercise Sea Dragon
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Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S.
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Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
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March 4 to March 19, 2025
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INDRA 2025 Naval Exercise
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India and Russia
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Two phases in the Bay of Bengal
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Exercise Tiger Triumph: Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise
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India and the United States
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Eastern Seaboard of India
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April 1 to April 13, 2025
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DUSTELIK – VI Military Exercise
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India and Uzbekistan
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Aundh, Pune
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16 April 2025
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Passage Exercise (PASSEX)
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India–UK Naval Drills
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North Arabian Sea
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June 9 and 10, 2025
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Exercise SHAKTI-VIII
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India and France’s joint military exercise
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Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie, France
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18 June to 1 July 2025
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Jaa Mata Exercise
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Japan & Indian Coast Guards
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Chennai
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July 7 to July 12 2025
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Exercise Bold Kurukshetra
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India and Singapore’s bilateral military exercise
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Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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28th July to 4th August 2025
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32nd edition of SIMBEX-25
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Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise
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Singapore
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July 2025
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Exercise Divya Drishti
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To assess the Indian Army’s combat readiness
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East Sikkim region
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July 2025
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12th edition of Exercise SLINEX
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India and Sri Lanka
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Exercise Bright Star 2025
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A biennial, multilateral tri-service military exercise hosted by Egypt in cooperation with the United States; India is set to participate.
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Middle East & North Africa region
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August 28 to September 10, 2025
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Yudh Abhyaas 2025 (21st edition)
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Bilateral joint military exercise between India and the USA
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Alaska, USA
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1 September to 14 September 2025
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MAITREE-XIV
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Bilateral military exercise between India and Thailand
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Umroi, Meghalaya
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1st to 14th September 2025
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Exercise ZAPAD 2025
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Multilateral strategic/military exercise: Russia, India, and several other countries
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Russia
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10th to 16th September 2025
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List of Military Exercises of India 2024
Indian army forces are represented by various units/battalions in such joint military exercises which are decided based on the nature and requirement of specific exercises. The amount spent varies depending on the extent of our involvement and the resources used in such exercises. Indian army forces participate in domestic exercises, bilateral exercises and multilateral exercises.
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Exercise Name
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Participants Country
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Place where exercise held
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Duration of exercise
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Desert Cyclone
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India – UAE
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Rajasthan, India
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2nd Jan – 15th Jan 2024
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Ex Cyclone-I
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India – Egypt
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Anshas, Egypt
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22nd Jan – 1st Feb 2024
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Ex Khanjar
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India – Kyrgyzstan
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Himachal Pradesh, India
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22nd Jan – 3rd Feb 2024
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‘SADA TANSEEQ’
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India – Saudi Arabia
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Rajasthan, India
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29th Jan – 10th Feb 2024
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Dharma Guardian
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India – Japan
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Rajasthan, India
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25th Feb – 9th Mar 2024
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Samudra Laksmana
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India – Malaysia
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Visakhapatnam, India
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28th Feb – 2nd Mar 2024
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Tiger Triumph
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India – USA
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Kakinada, India
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18th Mar – 31st Mar 2024
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Ex LAMITIYE – 2024
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India – Seychelles
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Seychelles
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18th Mar – 27th Mar 2024
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Ex DUSTLIK – 2024
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India – Uzbekistan
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Termez, Uzbekistan
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15th Apr – 28th Apr 2024
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Exercise Cyber Suraksha
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India
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20th May – 24th May 2024
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Military Exercise SHAKTI
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India – France
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Umroi, Meghalaya, India
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13th May – 26th May 2024
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