Exercise  

Participating Countries  

Key Features  

VARUNA  

India-France  

Naval exercise; Annual since 2001; Enhances interoperability and maritime security  

Bongosagar  

India-Bangladesh  

Naval exercise; Started in 2019; Includes Coordinated Patrols  

Sampriti  

India-Bangladesh  

Joint military exercise; Focus on counterterrorism and disaster response  

KHANJAR  

India-Kyrgyzstan  

Special Forces exercise; Annual since 2011; Counter-terrorism in urban/high-altitude terrain  

Dharma Guardian  

India-Japan  

Bilateral military exercise; Annual; Includes counter-terrorism and UNPKO training  

CYCLONE  

India-Egypt  

Special Forces exercise; Annual; Focus on counter-terrorism in desert terrain  

Devil Strike  

India (Army & Air Force)  

Joint internal exercise; Involves elite airborne soldiers  

HARIMAU SHAKTI  

India-Malaysia  

Joint military exercise; Focus on jungle warfare and counter-insurgency  

Surya Kiran  

India-Nepal  

Military exercise; Annual; Focus on CT operations and HADR  

GARUD SHAKTI  

India-Indonesia  

Special Forces exercise; Enhances interoperability and cooperation  

VAJRA PRAHAR  

India-USA  

Military exercise; Special Forces; Focus on special ops and interoperability  

VINBAX  

India-Vietnam  

Bilateral army exercise; Started in 2018; Peacekeeping and HADR focus  

Naseem-Al-Bahr  

India-Oman  

Naval exercise; Started in 1993; Two phases: Harbour & Sea  

JIMEX  

India-Japan  

Maritime exercise; Enhances maritime cooperation and Indo-Pacific security  

IBSAMAR  

India-Brazil-South Africa  

Trilateral naval exercise; Biennial; Focus on maritime threats  

MALABAR  

India-USA-Japan-Australia  

Naval exercise; Quad nations; Enhances security in Indo-Pacific  

KAZIND  

India-Kazakhstan  

Military exercise; Focus on joint operations and sharing best practices  

Sanyukt Vimochan  

India + 9 foreign countries  

HADR exercise; Enhances interagency coordination and response  

YUDH ABHYAS  

India-USA  

Military exercise; Annual since 2004; Counter-terrorism and UN operations