India, Indonesia to conduct ‘Garuda Shakti’ exercise from Dec 3

• The 10th edition of the India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Garuda Shakti’ will be conducted at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh from December 3 to 12. 

• The exercise aims to enhance interoperability and mutual understanding through Special Forces-specific operations, including counter-terrorism drills, heliborne missions, combat shooting, drone and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) employment and surgical strike planning in semi-mountainous terrain, further strengthening the robust defence partnership between the two nations.

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

Other exercise with Indonesia: 

• Samudra Shakti - Naval exercise.