• The ninth edition of India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces ‘Garuda Shakti’ exercise began at Cijantung, Jakarta on October 31. 

• The exercise is conducted on a reciprocal basis and its first edition was conducted in the year 2012 in India. 

• The Indian contingent is being represented by troops from The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) and an Indonesian contingent comprising 40 personnel is being represented by Indonesian Special Forces Kopassus.

• The aim of the exercise is to acquaint both the sides with each other’s operating procedures, enhance mutual understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the Special Forces of both armies.

• The exercise is designed to develop bilateral military cooperation and strengthen bond between two armies through conduct of discussions and rehearsal of tactical military drills.

Other exercise with Indonesia: 

• Samudra Shakti - Naval exercise.

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