Lok Sabha Question No. 2141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Military Exercises
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2141

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  March, 2020

## MILITARY EXERCISES

2141. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the details and number of bilateral and multilateral military exercises that India is a part of; and
- (b) the details of military exercises proposed in 2020?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)  & (b): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2141 FOR ANSWER ON 04.03.2020 REGARDING 'MILITARY EXERCISES'.

- (a):  Indian  Armed  Forces  conducts/participates  in  various  bilateral  and  multilateral military  exercises  with  foreign  countries.  The  details  of  such  exercise  include  the following:

|   Sl. No. | Country              | Exercise                                                                          |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Australia            | Ex AUSTRA HIND, Ex AUSINDEX, EX PITCH BLACK                                       |
|         2 | Bangladesh           | Ex SAMPRITI, IN-BN CORPAT, IN-BN BILAT, IN-BN SF EXERCISE, TABLE TOP EX, SAMVEDNA |
|         3 | Brazil &South Africa | IBSAMAR                                                                           |
|         4 | China                | Ex HAND IN HAND                                                                   |
|         5 | Egypt                | Ex CYCLONE                                                                        |
|         6 | France               | Ex SHAKTI, Ex VARUNA, GARUDA                                                      |
|         7 | Indonesia            | Ex GARUDA SHAKTI, IND-INDO CORPAT IND-INDO BILAT                                  |
|         8 | Israel               | Ex BLUE FLAG                                                                      |
|         9 | Japan                | Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN, Ex JIMEX                                                      |
|        10 | Kazakhstan           | Ex KAZIND                                                                         |
|        11 | Kyrgyzstan           | Ex KHANJAR                                                                        |
|        12 | Malaysia             | Ex HARIMAU SHAKTI, Ex IN-RMN BILAT, HOP EX                                        |
|        13 | Maldives             | Ex EKUVERIN, EX EKATHA                                                            |
|        14 | Mongolia             | Ex NOMADIC ELEPHANT                                                               |
|        15 | Myanmar              | Ex IMBEX, IMCOR, IN-MN BILAT, TABLE TOP EX                                        |
|        16 | Nepal                | Ex SURYA KIRAN                                                                    |
|        17 | Oman                 | Ex AL NAGAH, NASEEM-AL-BAHR, Ex EASTERN BRIDGE                                    |
|        18 | Qatar                | ZA'IR AL BAHR                                                                     |
|        19 | Russia               | EX INDRA, EX AVIAINDRA                                                            |
|        20 | Seychelles           | Ex LAMITIYE                                                                       |
|        21 | Singapore            | SIMBEX, JOINT MILITARY TRAINING                                                   |
|        22 | Sri Lanka            | Ex MITRA SHAKTI, SLINEX, IN-SLN SF Ex, SAMVEDNA                                   |
|        23 | Thailand             | Ex MAITREE, INDO-THAI CORPAT, Ex SIAM BHARAT                                      |
|        24 | UAE                  | DESERT EAGLE                                                                      |
|        25 | UK                   | Ex AJEY WARRIOR, KONKAN, INDRADHANUSH                                             |

|   26. | USA          | Ex YUDHABHAYAS, Ex VAJRA PRAHAR, SPITTING COBRA, SANGAM (IN-USN EOD Ex), RED FLAG, Ex COPE INDIA   |
|-------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    27 | Uzbekistan   | Ex DUSTLIK                                                                                         |
|    28 | Vietnam      | VINBAX, IN-VPN BILAT                                                                               |
|    29 | Multilateral | BIMSTEC                                                                                            |
|    30 | Multilateral | AFINDEX                                                                                            |
|    31 | Multilateral | MEDEX                                                                                              |
|    32 | Multilateral | SCO - PEACE MISSION                                                                                |
|    33 | Multilateral | Ex TSENTR                                                                                          |
|    34 | Multilateral | CORMORANT STRIKE                                                                                   |
|    35 | Multilateral | KHAAN QUEST                                                                                        |
|    36 | Multilateral | COBRA GOLD                                                                                         |
|    37 | Multilateral | ADMMPlus Exercises                                                                                 |
|    38 | Multilateral | BLACK CARILLION                                                                                    |
|    39 | Multilateral | KAKADU                                                                                             |
|    40 | Multilateral | KOMODO                                                                                             |
|    41 | Multilateral | IONS WORKING GROUP EXERCISES                                                                       |
|    42 | Multilateral | EOD J2A                                                                                            |
|    43 | Multilateral | MARISX                                                                                             |
|    44 | Multilateral | MALABAR                                                                                            |
|    45 | Multilateral | RIMPAC                                                                                             |
|    46 | Multilateral | CUTLASS EXPRESS                                                                                    |
|    47 | Multilateral | SALVEX                                                                                             |
|    48 | Multilateral | SEACAT                                                                                             |
|    49 | Multilateral | SITMEX                                                                                             |
|    50 | Multilateral | MILAN                                                                                              |
|    51 | Multilateral | WPNS Exercises                                                                                     |

(b):  The  countries with which joint military  exercises are proposed to be conducted during the year 2020 include most of the above countries among others.

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