Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Joint Military Training Exercises
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.155

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISES

- *155.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI  T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  joint  military  training  exercise  conducted  with  other  countries during the last three years and the current year, country-wise;
- (b) whether  India  and  Bangladesh  has  conducted  a  joint  military  training  exercise SAMPRITI, 2016 recently;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  expenditure  involved  in  the  said  joint military training exercise with Bangladesh; and
- (d) the benefits likely to be achieved on Indian side during such type of joint military exercises with other countries?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 155 FOR ANSWER ON 25.11.2016

- (a) The  details  on  joint  military  exercises  conducted  with  Friendly Foreign Countries are as under:

Joint Exercises conducted by Army:

| S. No.   | Country    | Exercise                          | Year                                        |
|----------|------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Australia  | Ex AUSTRA HIND                    | 2016                                        |
| 2.       | Bangladesh | Ex SAMPRITI                       | 2013 2014                                   |
| 3.       | China      | Ex HAND IN HAND                   | 2016 2013 2014 2015                         |
| 4.       | France     | Ex SHAKTI                         | 2016 2013 2016                              |
| 6.       | Kazakhstan |                                   | 2015                                        |
| 7.       | Kyrgyzstan | Ex PRABAL DOSTYK Ex KHANJAR       | 2016 2015                                   |
| 8. 9.    | Maldives   | Ex EKUVERIN                       | 2014                                        |
|          | Mongolia   | Ex NOMADIC ELEPHANT Ex KHAN QUEST | 2015 2013 2015/1 2015/2 2016 2013 2014 2015 |
| 10.      | Nepal      | Ex SURYA KIRAN (BIANNUAL)         | 2016                                        |
|          |            |                                   | Sept & Oct 2013 2014 Feb & March 2015       |
| 11.      | Oman       | AL NAGAH (SUCCESS)                | Feb & Nov 2016                              |
|          |            |                                   | 2015                                        |

.....2/-

:  2  :

| 12.   | Russia     | Ex INDRA                      | 2013           |
|-------|------------|-------------------------------|----------------|
| 13.   | Seychelles | Ex LAMITIYE                   | 2013           |
| 14.   | Singapore  | Ex AGNI WARRIOR               | 2013 2014 2015 |
| 15.   | Sri Lanka  | Ex MITRA SHAKTI               | 2014 2015      |
| 16.   | Thailand   | Ex MAITREE                    | 2016 2014 2015 |
|       |            | Ex COBRA GOLD (Observer Plus) | 2016 2015 2016 |
| 17.   | UK         | Ex AJEYA WARRIOR              | 2013 2015      |

Joint Exercises conducted by Navy:

| S. No.   | Country   | Exercise       |   Year |
|----------|-----------|----------------|--------|
| 1.       | Australia | AUSINDEX       |   2015 |
|          |           | KAKADU         |   2016 |
| 2.       | France    | VARUNA         |   2015 |
| 3.       | Japan     | JIMEX          |   2013 |
| 4.       | Oman      | Naseem-al-Bahr |   2013 |
|          |           |                |   2016 |
| 5.       | Russia    | INDRA NAVY     |   2014 |

.......3/-

- :  3  :

| 6.   | Singapore   | SIMBEX             |   2013 |
|------|-------------|--------------------|--------|
|      |             |                    |   2014 |
|      |             |                    |   2015 |
|      |             |                    |   2016 |
| 7.   | Sri Lanka   | SLINEX             |   2013 |
|      |             |                    |   2015 |
|      |             | IN-SLN SF Exercise |   2016 |
| 8.   | UK          | KONKAN             |   2013 |
|      |             |                    |   2015 |
| 9.   | USA         | MALABAR            |   2013 |
|      |             |                    |   2014 |
|      |             |                    |   2015 |
|      |             |                    |   2016 |
|      |             | SANGAM             |   2013 |

Joint Exercises conducted by Air Force:

|   S. No. | Country   | Exercise                      |   Year |
|----------|-----------|-------------------------------|--------|
|        1 | France    | GARUDA-V                      |   2014 |
|        2 | Oman      | EASTERN BRIDGE-III            |   2013 |
|        3 | Russia    | Ex AVIAINDRA                  |   2014 |
|        4 | Singapore | JOINT MILITARY TRAINING (JMT) |   2014 |
|        4 | Singapore | JMT                           |   2015 |
|        4 | Singapore | JMT                           |   2016 |
|        5 | Thailand  | Table Top Ex 'SIAM BHARAT'    |   2016 |
|        6 | UAE       | DESERT EAGLE-II               |   2016 |
|        7 | UK        | INDRADHANUSH -IV              |   2015 |
|        8 | USA       | Ex RED FLAG                   |   2016 |

(b) & (c): Joint Military Training Exercise SAMPRITI 2016 was conducted from 5  -  18  November  2016  in  Bangladesh.  Total  120  personnel  from  each  side participated in the Exercise. 15 officers from each side participated in command post exercise from 5-8 November 2016.  One IL-76 aircraft from Indian Air Force was utilized for induction and de-induction of personnel and equipment. The total expenditure  for  conducting  the  exercise  was  Rs.19,32,212/-  (Rupees  Nineteen Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand Two Hundred Twelve Only).

(d) Joint  military  exercises  help enhance interoperability with defence forces of friendly foreign countries and in increasing military to military cooperation.

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