Bilateral Exercises
Sl. No Exercise Name Description
1 Exercise Yudh Abhyas Joint Military Exercise held annually
between India and USA.
2 SALVEX India-US Naval exercise.
3 Vajra Prahar India-US Army exercise.
4 Sea Defenders-2024 Maritime security exercise between the
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) & United States
Coast Guard (USCG).
5 Exercise Tarkash Indo-U.S. joint counter-terrorism exercise
held in Kolkata.
6 Exercise Shakti Joint military exercise between India and
France.
7 Exercise Varuna Bilateral naval exercise between India and
France. 2024 edition was conducted in the
Mediterranean Sea.
8 Exercise KAZIND-2024 India-Kazakhstan Annual Joint Military
Exercise.
9 Nomadic Elephant Joint Military Exercise between the armies
of India and Mongolia in Meghalaya.
10 Maritime Partnership Exercise Indian Naval Ship Tabar participated in
(MPX) Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)
between India and Russia.
11 Indra Bilateral exercise between India and Russia.
12 Exercise HOPEX Joint military exercise between Indian Air
Force (IAF) and Egyptian Air Force in Egypt.
13 Exercise Lamitiye 2024 Joint Military Exercise between Indian Army
and Seychelles Defence Forces.
14 Exercise AL NAJAH V India-Oman Joint Military Exercise.
15 Naseem-Al-Bahr Conducted between the Indian Navy and
Royal Navy of Oman in Goa.
16 Exercise Eastern Bridge VII 7th edition of the Exercise Eastern Bridge
between Indian Air Force (IAF) and the
Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO).
17 Exercise Zayed Talwar UAE-India naval exercise.
18 SIMBEX 2024 Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise.
Started as 'Exercise Lion King' in 1994.
19 Exercise MAITREE Joint military exercise between India and
Thailand conducted in Thailand.
20 Exercise Udara Shakti Joint air exercise of India and Malaysia.
21 Exercise Samudra Laksamana Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and
Malaysia.
22 JIMEX Bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise,
commenced in 2012. 2024 edition held at
Yokosuka, Japan.
23 Dharma Guardian Joint Military Exercise between the Indian
Army and Japan. Conducted alternatively in
India and Japan.
24 Exercise Mitra Shakti Annual military exercise between India and
Sri Lanka.
Trilateral Exercises
Sl. No Exercise Name Description
1 Exercise Malabar Annual maritime exercise
between Australia, Japan,
the United States, and India.
2 Exercise Freedom Edge First trilateral multi-domain
exercise between South
Korea, the US, and Japan,
held in Jeju, South Korea.
3 IMT TRILAT-2024 Trilateral maritime exercise
between India,
Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Multilateral Exercises
Sl. No Exercise Name Description
1 Exercise Tarang Shakti India's first multinational air
exercise hosted by the
Indian Air Force.
2 Khaan Quest Multinational military
exercise conducted in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
3 IBSAMAR VIII Joint multinational maritime
exercise among the Indian,
Brazilian, and South African
Navy.
4 RIMPAC Exercise World's largest international
multilateral maritime
exercise (India participates).
5 Exercise Pitch Black Held every two years; a
multinational air exercise.
6 Exercise Cutlass Express Indian Navy participated in
U.S. Naval Forces-led
multinational maritime
exercise in Seychelles.
7 Exercise Orion Multinational military
exercise involving India,
France, Germany, Greece,
Italy, Netherlands, UK,
Spain, and the USA.
8 Desert Flag Multilateral air exercise with
UAE, France, Kuwait,
Australia, UK, Bahrain,
Morocco, Spain, South
Korea, and the USA.
9 Operation Southern Annual multinational
Readiness exercise (India, USA, Italy,
UK, Seychelles) conducted
by Combined Maritime
Forces.
Humanitarian Operations
Sl. No Operation Name Description
1 Operation Sadbhav India launched Operation
Sadbhav to provide
humanitarian assistance
and disaster relief (HADR)
to Laos, Myanmar, and
Vietnam.
2 Tiger Triumph 2024 Bilateral Tri-Service
Humanitarian Assistance
and Disaster Relief (HADR)
Amphibious Exercise
between India and the US.