# List of exercises of the Indian Army

The following is a list of military exercises of the Indian Army.
| Name | Participating Country | Units | Date | Location |
| 1960 ||||||
| Lal Qila | India | Eastern Command HQ | 17 March | Lucknow, India |
| 2002 ||||||
| Yudh Abyas | United States | Indian Special Forces United States Special Forces | 16 - 26 May | Agra, India |
| 2004 ||||||
| Nomadic Elephant I | Mongolia | | October | Mongolia |
| Yudh Abyas | United States | | 27 March - 17 April | Vairangte, India |
| 2005 ||||||
| Emerald Mercury | United Kingdom | | 11 - 22 March | Hyderabad, India |
| Yudh Abhyas | United States | 22 Maratha Light Infantry 25 Infantry Division 1 Guam National Guard | September - October | Vairangte, India |
| Indra II | Russia | | 10 - 20 October | Agra, India |
| Nomadic Elephant II | Mongolia | | 1 - 10 October | Vairangte, India |
| 2006 ||||||
| | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Special Forces | January | |
| Desert Strike | - | | April | Rajasthan, India |
| Yudh Abyas | United States | 5 Gorkha Rifles Garud Commando Force 25 Infantry Division | 6 - 23 September | Schofield barracks, United States |
| Shatrujeet | United States | 1 Rifle Company, 21 Punjab Regiment Company, 2/4 Marine Expeditionary Unit | 31 October - 2 November | Belgaum, India |
| 2007 ||||||
| Himalayan Warrior | United Kingdom | Parachute Regiment Royal Marines | 17 September - 11 October | Leh, India |
| Yudh Abhyas | United States | 5 Gorkha Rifles C Company 3/ 21 Infantry Division | November | Chaubatia, India |
| Hand in Hand I | China | | 19 - 27 December | Kunming, China |
| Indra III | Russia | | | Pskov, Russia |
| 2008 ||||||
| Brazen Chariots | - | | March | Rajasthan, India |
| Ajeya Warrior | United Kingdom | 16 Mechanized Regiment 3 Mercian Regiment | 29 August - 19 September | Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |
| Yudh Abhyas | United States | 49th Infantry Brigade 9 Mission Support Command, California Army National Guard, 40 Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 24 October - November 5 | Honolulu, United States |
| Hand in Hand II | China | 8 Maratha Light Infantry 1 Company, Infantry Battalion, Chengdu Military Area Command | 4 - 14 December | Belgaum, India |
| 2009 ||||||
| Hind Shakti | - | II Corps | 3 - 6 May | Punjab, India |
| Yudh Abhyas | United States | Mechanised Infantry Battalion 2 Squadron, 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team | 12 - 29 October | Babina, India |
| Ekuverin | Maldives | 16 Madras Regiment 2 Parachute Regiment | 18 - 30 October | Belgaum, India |
| 2010 ||||||
| Indra III | Russia | | 13 - 23 October | Ranikhet, India |
| Yudh Abyas | United States | 62 Infantry Division 5 Parachute Regiment 4 Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25 Infantry Division 79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard) | 1 - 14 November | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, United States |
| 2011 ||||||
| Surya Kiran I | Nepal | | | Vairangte, India |
| Ajeya Warrior IV | United Kingdom | 3 Bihar Regiment, 83 Infantry Brigade B Company, 2 Battalion The Royal Welsh, 19 Light Brigade | 20 July - 19 August | Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |
| Surya Kiran II | Nepal | | | Amlekhganj, Nepal |
| Shakti I | France | 2 Bihar Regiment, 99 Mountain Brigade 13 Mountain Infantry Battalion | 9 - 21 October | Chaubatia, India |
| Sampriti I | Bangladesh | | | Assam, India |
| Sudarshan Shakti | - | XXI Corps | 28 November - 14 December | Rajasthan, India |
| 2012 ||||||
| Bold Kurukshetra | Singapore | | March | Babina, India |
| Surya Kiran III | Nepal | | 27 June | |
| Sampriti II | Bangladesh | | | |
| Garud Shakti | Indonesia | 19 Madras Regiment, 21 Mountain Division 13 Infantry Brigade | 20 February -1 March | Vairangte, India |
| Yudh Abhyas VII | United States | 2 Mechanised Regiment 2 Squadron 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team 6 Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2 Engineer Brigade | 5 - 12 March | Jaisalmer, India |
| Shoor Veer | - | South Western Command | April | Rajasthan, India |
| Nomadic Elephant | Mongolia | Jat Regiment | August 2012 | Belgaum, India |
| Surya Kiran IV | Nepal | | | |
| Ekuverin | Maldives | | 12 - 25 November | Belgaum, India |
| 2013 ||||||
| Rudra Akrosh | - | South Western Command | January | Rajasthan, India |
| Ajeya Warrior V | United Kingdom | | 4 April - 3 May | Belgaum, India |
| Yudh Abhyas VIII | United States | 2/5 Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | 3 - 17 May | Fort Bragg, United States |
| Shakti II | France | | 9 - 20 September | Jodhpur, India |
| Surya Kiran V | Nepal | | 23 September - 6 October | Pithoragarh, India |
| Indra V | Russia | | 17 - 28 October | Jaisalmer, India |
| Hand in Hand III | China | | 4 - 14 November | Chengdu, China |
| 2014 ||||||
| Surya Kiran VI | Nepal | | 5 - 19 March | Saljhandi, Nepal |
| Sarvada Vijay | - | | May | Rajasthan, India |
| Surya Kiran VII | Nepal | Garud Division | 18 - 31 August | Pithoragarh, India |
| Yudh Abhyas X | United States | | 17 - 30 September | Ranikeht, India |
| Ekuverin | Maldives | | November | Maafilafushi, Maldives |
| Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka | Indian Special Forces Sri Lankan Special Forces | 3 - 23 November | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Hand in Hand IV | China | 13 Group Army | 17 - 25 November | Pune, India |
| 2015 ||||||
| Nomadic Elephant X | Mongolia | 84 Airborne Special Forces Battalion | 23 January - 6 February | Gwalior, India |
| Al Nagah-Ii I | Oman | | | Muscat, Oman |
| Garud Shakti III | Indonesia | 432 Battalion Kostrad Infantry | 9 - 21 February | Vairengte, India |
| Surya Kiran VIII | Nepal | Garud Division | 23 February - 7 March | Salijhandi, Nepal |
| Khanjar || | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces Scorpions - Kyrgyzstani Special Forces | March | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Brahmashira | - | II Corps | April | Suratgarh, India |
| Ajeya Warrior VI | United Kingdom | Kumaon Regiment | 13 - 28 June | Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |
| Ekuverin VI | Maldives | Bihar Regiment | 31 August - 13 September | Trivandrum, India |
| Yudh Abhyas X| | United States | | 9 - 23 September | Joint Base Lewis McChord, United States |
| Sampriti V | Bangladesh | | | Binnaguri, India |
| Mitra Shakti III | Sri Lanka | | 29 September - 12 October | Pune, India |
| Hand in Hand V | China | Naga Regiment Chengdu Military Area Command | 12 - 22 October | Kunming, China |
| Indra VII | Russia | Red Eagle Division Independent Motorised Brigade | 8 - 18 November | Bikaner, India |
| Drad Sanklap | - | Southern Command | 2 December | Rajasthan, India |
| 2016 ||||||
| Shakti VII | France | | 6 - 16 January | |
| Sino-India Joint I | China | | 1 February | Chusul, China |
| Surya Kiran IX | Nepal | Panchshul Brigade | 8 - 21 February | Pithoragarh, India |
| Lamitye V|| | Seychelles | Indian Special Forces Tazar (Special Forces Unit) | 15 - 28 February | Port Victoria, Seychelles |
| Force 18 | ASEAN plus | | 2 - 8 March | Pune, India |
| Garuda Shakti IV | Indonesia | 503 Airborne Battalion | 10 - 23 March | Magelang, Indonesia |
| Khanjar ||| | Kyrgyzstan | | March - April | Gwalior, India |
| Shatrujeet | - | I Corps | 16 April | Rajasthan, India |
| Nomadic Elephant XI | Mongolia | Kumaon Regiment | 25 April - 8 May | Mongolia |
| Chakravyuh - II | - | Pivot Corps | 6 May | Suratgarh, India |
| Jalrahat | - | | 29 June | Guwahati, India |
| Megh Prahar | - | I Corps | 14 July | Mathura, India |
| Maitree | Thailand | | 15 - 30 July | Krabi, Thailand |
| Prabal Dostyk I | Kazakhstan | Special Operating Force's Unit | 7 - 17 September | Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
| Yudh Abhyas XII | United States | 5th Infantry Battalion, 20 Infantry Regiment 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7 Infantry Division | 14 - 27 September | Chaubattia, India |
| Indra VIII | Russia | Kumaon Regiment 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 22 September - 2 October | Vladivostok, Russia |
| Sino-India Joint II | China | | 19 October | |
| Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka | Rajuputana Rifles Sinha Regiment | 24 October - 6 November | Ambepussa, Sri Lanka |
| Surya Kiran X | Nepal | Kumaon Regiment Jabar Jung Battalion | 31 October - 13 November | Saljhandi, Nepal |
| Sampriti VI | Bangladesh | Mahar Regiment | 5 - 18 November | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Hand in Hand VI | China | 13 Group Army | 16 - 27 November | Pune, India |
| Ekuverin VII | Maldives | Bihar Regiment | 15 - 28 December | Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
| 2017 ||||||
| Khanjar IV | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces | 20 February - 5 March | Kok Jhangak, Kyrgyzstan |
| Surya Kiran XI | Nepal | Ekta Shakti Battalion (Punjab Regiment)/ 28 Punjab Durga Baksh Battalion | 7 - 20 March | Pithoragarh, India |
| Al Nagah-Ii II | Oman | | 7 - 10 March | Bakloh, India |
| Bold Kurukshetra | Singapore | 31st Indian Armored Division 3rd Singapore Division | 4 - 21 March | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nomadic Elephant XII | Mongolia | 15 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 084 Special Forces Task Battalion | 5 - 21 April | Vairengte, India |
| Thar Shakti | - | X Corps | 17 April - 17 May | Rajasthan, India |
| Maitree | Thailand | Northern Command | 3 - 17 July | Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh |
| Surya Kiran XII | Nepal | | 3 -16 September | Saljhandi, Nepal |
| Yudh Abhyas XIII | United States | 2/11 Gorkha Rifles 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team | 14 - 27 September | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington |
| Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka | 1 Mahar Regiment Sinha Regiment | 13 - 25 October | Pune, India |
| Indra IX | Russia | 5th Red Banner Army | 19 - 29 October | 249th Combined Army Range Sergeevisky, Russia |
| Prabal Dostyk II | Kazakhstan | 3/11 Gorkha Rifles | 2 - 15 November | Bakloh, India |
| Sampriti VII | Bangladesh | 21st. Mountain Division (Red Horns Division) | 6 - 11 November | Umroi, Meghalaya |
| Danx | - | 50 Parachute Brigade | 20 - 24 November | Andaman & Nicobar islands, India |
| Imbax I | Myanmar | Red Horns Division | 20 - 25 November | Umroi, Meghalaya |
| Ajeya Warrior | United Kingdom | 20 Rajputana Rifles 1 Royal Anglian Regiment | 1 - 14 December | Mahajan Firing Range, India |
| Ekuverin VIII | Maldives | 8 Gorkha Rifles | 14 - 27 December | Belgaum, India |
| Hamesha Vijayee | - | Southern Command | 16 - 22 December | Rajasthan |
| 2018 ||||||
| Vinbax I | Vietnam | | 30 January - 3 February | Jabalpur, India |
| Vajra Prahar | United States | Special forces, Southern Command | January | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, United States |
| Shakti IV | France | 2/8 Gorkha Rifles 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment | 31 January - 5 February | Mailly-le-Camp. France |
| Lamitye VIII | Seychelles | Southern Command | 24 February - 4 March | Mahe, Seychelles |
| Khanjar V | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces | 16 - 29 March | Vairengte, India |
| Harimau Shakti | Malaysia | 4/Grenadiers 1/Royal Ranger Regiment Royal Malay Regiment | 30 April - 13 May | Hulu Langat, Malaysia |
| Vijay Prahar | - | South Western Command | April | Mahajan Firing Range, India |
| Surya Kiran XIII | Nepal | | 30 May - 12 June | Pithoragarh, India |
| Maitree | Thailand | Kumaon Regiment | 6 - 19 August | Chachoengsao, Thailand |
| SCO Peace Mission | SCO | Rajput Regiment | 20 - 29 August | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| Milex 2018 | BIMSTEC | | 10 - September | Aundh Military Station, India |
| Nomadic Elephant XII | Mongolia | 17 Punjab Regiment Unit 084 | 10 - 21 September | Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Prabal Dostyk III | Kazakhstan | 5 Ladakh Scouts | 10 - 22 September | Otar Military area, Kazakhstan |
| Yudh Abhyas XIV | United States | Infantry battalion, 6 Mountain Division 1st Battalion, 23 Infantry Regiment | 16 - 29 September | Chaubatia, India |
| Dharma Guardian I | Japan | 6/1 Gorkha Rifles 32 Infantry Regiment | 1 - 14 November | Vairengte, India |
| Indra X | Russia | Mechanized Infantry Regiment 5th Army | 18 - 28 November | Babina Military Station, India |
| 2019 ||||||
| Tsentr2019 | Russia | 22 Grenadiers | September | Russia, Orenburg Oblast, Donguz Ranges. |
| Yudh Abhyas 2019 | United States | Assam Regiment | September | JBLM |
| Changthang Prahar | - | XIV Corps | September | Super high altitude areas of Eastern Ladakh |
| HimVijay | - | XVII Corps, IV Corps IAF | October | High Altitude Areas of Arunachal Pradesh along LAC |
| Vajra Prahar | United States | United States Army Special Forces Para SF | 13-28 October | Joint Base Lewis–McChord |
| Dharma Guardian 2019 | Japan | Dogra Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division of Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF) | | Vairengte, Mizoram |
| KazInd | Kazakhstan | | 1-10 September 2021 | Kazakhstan |
| SHINYUU Maitri | Japan | C-130J of IAF & C-130H of JASDF | October 17–23 | Panagarh, West Bengal |
| Sindhu Sudarshan | - | XXI Corps, IX Corps | 20 October-5 December | Pokhran field firing rangePokhran |
| Shakti 2019 | France | 21 The Sikh Regiment French Army | 1 November - 13 November | Mahajan Range |
| Tiger Triumph | United States | Indian Army-19 Madras, 7 Guards. Indian Navy-INS Jalashwa, INS Airavat & INS Sandhayak. IAF-MI 17& Rapid Action Medical Team (RAMT) USMC-Third Marine Division US Navy-USS Germantown, | 13-21 November | Eastern Seaboard (Kakinada) & (Visakhapatnam) |
| 2020 ||||||
| Sampriti-IX | Bangladesh | 20 Bihar Regiment 42nd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment | 03-16 February 2020 | Umroi, Meghalaya |
| 2021 ||||||
| Yudh Abhyas | United States | | 8–21 February 2021 | Suratgarh, Rajasthan |
| Dustlik II | Uzbekistan | | March | Ranikhet, Uttarakhand |
| Khanjar | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces Kyrgyz Special Forces | April 2021 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2022 ||||||
| Dustlik III | Uzbekistan | India: Personnel from a Battalion The Grenadiers | 22 - 31 March | Yangiarik, Uzbekistan |
| VINBAX | Vietnam | Vietnam People's Army | 1 August | Chandimandir, Haryana |
| Ex Vajra Prahar | United States | Indian Special Forces US Special Forces | 28 August- 19 October | Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh |
| Al Najah-IV | Oman | India: 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and Oman: Royal Army of Oman contingent | 1 - 14 August | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| Vostok | Multilateral | 7/8 Gorkha Rifles | September 1 to 07 | Eastern Military District of Russia |
| Parvat Prahar | - | Indian Army’s Strike One Corps | 10 - 24 September | Ladakh |
| Yudh Abhayas | United States | US Army soldiers of 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division and Indian Army soldiers from the Assam Regiment | 16 November | Auli |
| 2023 ||||||
| Dustlik IV | Uzbekistan | | February | Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand |
| Mitra Shakti IX | Sri Lanka | | November | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 2024 ||||||
| Desert Cyclone I | United Arab Emirates | UAE: Zayed First Brigade India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Mechanised Infantry Regiment | 2 - 15 January | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| Sada Tanseeq I | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia: 45 personnel from Saudi Arabian Army India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Brigade of the Guards | 29 January - 10 February | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| Dharma Guardian V | Japan | Japan: 40 personnel from 34 Infantry Regiment India: 40 personnel from Battalion from the Rajputana Rifles | 25 February - 9 March | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| Lamitiye X | Seychelles | Seychelles: 45 personnel from Seychelles People's Defence Force India: 45 personnel from Gorkha Rifles | 18-27 March | Seychelles |
| Dustlik V | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan: 100 personnel from Uzbek Ground Forces and Uzbekistan Air Force India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Jat Regiment and 15 from Indian Air Force | 15 - 28 April | Termez, Uzbekistan |
| Shakti VII | France | France: 90 personnel from 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Rajput Regiment | 13 - 26 May | Umroi, Meghalaya |
| Maitree XIII | Thailand | Thailand: 76 personnel from 1st Battalion, 14 Infantry Regiment of 4 Division India: 76 personnel from a Battalion of Ladakh Scouts | 1 - 15 July | Fort Vachiraprakan, Tak Province, Thailand |
| Nomadic Elephant XVI | Mongolia | Mongolia: Personnel from 150 Quick Reaction Force Battalion India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Sikkim Scouts | 3 - 16 July | Umroi, Meghalaya |
| Parvat Prahar | - | Indian Army’s Strike One Corps | 7 - 21 August | Ladakh |
| Mitra Shakti X | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka: Personnel from Gajaba Regiment India: 106 personnel from a Battalion from the Rajputana Rifles | 12 - 24 August | Army Training School, Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka |
| Yudh Abhyas | United States | 600 soldiers from each side. Included artillery units equipped with M142 HIMARS, Pinaka MBRL, M777 howitzer, HAL Rudra, Boeing AH-64 Apache. Included a regiment from Rajput Regiment. | 9 - 24 September | Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan |
| Al Najah-V | Oman | India: 60 personnel from a Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army. Oman: 60 personnel from Frontier Force of Royal Army of Oman. | 13 - 26 September | Rabkoot Training Area, Salalah, Oman |
| KAZIND VIII | Kazakhstan | India: 120 personnel from a battalion of the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army. Kazakhstan: Personnel from Kazakh Ground Forces and Kazakh Air Assault Forces. | 30 September - 13 October | Surya Foreign Training Node, Auli, Uttarakhand |
| Garud Shakti IX | Indonesia | India: 25 personnel from the Para (Special Forces) of the Indian Army. Indonesia: 40 personnel Kopassus of the Indonesian Army. | 1 - 12 November | Cijantung, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Vajra Prahar XV | United States | India: 45 personnel from the Para (Special Forces) of the Indian Army. USA: 45 personnel Green Berets of the US Army. | 2 - 22 November | Orchard Combat Training Centre, Idaho, USA |
| VINBAX 24 | Vietnam | India: 47 personnel from a regiment of Indian Army Corps of Engineers. Vietnam: 47 personnel from People's Army of Vietnam. | 4 - 23 November | Ambala and Chandimandir, Haryana, India |
| Agni Warrior | Singapore | India: 114 personnel from Regiment of Artillery. Singapore: 182 personnel from Singapore Artillery. | 28 - 30 November | Devlali Field Firing Range, Maharashtra, India |
| CINBAX | Cambodia | India: 20 personnel from Infantry Brigade. Cambodia: 20 personnel. | 1 - 8 December | Foreign Training Node, Pune,Maharashtra, India |
| Harimaru Shakti IV | Malaysia | India: 78 personnel from Mahar Regiment. Malaysia: 123 personnel from Royal Malay Regiment. | 2 - 15 December | Bentong camp, Pahang district, Malaysia |