FORCES EXERCISE or WAR GAME is the technique of using forces resource in training or
performing drills of forces operation, testing the quickness and real-time capabilities of
warfare and adopting strategies without undergoing actual combat.
SOURCE :- GRADEUP
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Military Exercises are classified into the following types:
1. Bilateral Exercise
2. Multilateral Exercise
3. Domestic Exercise

1.Bilateral Exercises:-

Bilateral Exercise is those exercise that is conducted between two countries.
INDIAN ARMY bilateral exercises include :-https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‘‡" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">
1. Chinahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of China" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of China"> :- HAND IN HAND :- The annual joint training exercise.

2. Nepalhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต" title="Flag of Nepal" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Nepal">:- SURYA KIRAN :- Conducted biannually (every six months),
alternatively in INDIA and NEPAL.

3. Bangladeshhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ" title="Flag of Bangladesh" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Bangladesh"> :- SAMPRITI :- Aimed to strengthen, broaden the aspects
of interoperability and cooperation.
4. Sri Lankahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ" title="Flag of Sri Lanka" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Sri Lanka"> :- MITRA SHAKTI :- Its inception was in 2012 in response to Chinaโ€™s
efforts to strengthen its influence in the Indian
Ocean region & Southeast Asia.

5. USAhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> :- YUDH ABHYAS :- Annual combat exercise, started in 2004 & running strongly.

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6. USAhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> :- VAJRA PRAHAR :- Conducted b/w Special Forces of INDIA & USA to deal with operations for Counter-Terrorism.

7. Myanmarhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ" title="Flag of Myanmar" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Myanmar">:- IMBAX :- It is aimed at strengthening closer relations with
armies of the neighboring countries.
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8. Malaysiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ" title="Flag of Malaysia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Malaysia"> :- HARIMAU SHAKTI :- It is a bilateral military training exercise
between India and Malaysia.

9. Indonesiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ" title="Flag of Indonesia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Indonesia"> :- GARUDA SHAKTI :- Annual military exercise, started in 2012 & running strongly.

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10. Vietnamhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of Vietnam" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Vietnam"> :- VINBAX :- First military exercise between the two countries,
to carry out training for Peacekeeping Operations
under United Nations (UN) mandate.

11. MALDIVEShttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป" title="Flag of Maldives" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Maldives"> :- EKUVERIN :- Annual bilateral military exercise, started in 2009.
Hosted alternatively.
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12. Russiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ" title="Flag of Russia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Russia"> :- INDRA :- Transformed into tri-services Military Exercise in
2017. The 10th edition conducted in 2018 at
Babina Military Station, Jhansi.

13. Omanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ" title="Flag of Oman" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Oman"> :- AL NAGAH :- It is a joint military exercise first conducted in
2015. It is aimed at interoperability & weapons.
14. Japanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต" title="Flag of Japan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Japan"> :- DHARMA GUARDIAN :- First joint military exercise between India and
Japan, conducted in 2018 in Mizoram.

15. Thailandhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ" title="Flag of Thailand" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Thailand"> :- MAITREE :- It was targeted at evolving drills & procedures
involved in counter-terrorist operations.

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16. UNITED KINGDOMhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง" title="Flag of United Kingdom" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United Kingdom"> :- AJEYA WARRIOR :- Biennial military exercise, started in 2013.

17. Kazakhstanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ" title="Flag of Kazakhstan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Kazakhstan"> :- PRABAL DOSTYK :- 2016-first edition & running strongly.

18. Mongoliahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of Mongolia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Mongolia">:- NOMADIC ELEPHANT :- Annual bilateral military exercise, started in 2006.
19. Seychelleshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ" title="Flag of Seychelles" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Seychelles"> :- LAMITIYE :- The 8th edition of this biennial military exercise conducted in May 2018.

20. Singaporehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ" title="Flag of Singapore" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Singapore"> :- BOLD KURUKSHETRA :- A bilateral armor exercise conducted at the
BABINA Field Firing Range (BFFR) in Central India
b/w Singapore Army and the Indian Army.
21. Kyrgyzstanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ" title="Flag of Kyrgyzstan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Kyrgyzstan"> :- KHANJAR :- It is an exercise between Special Forces of India and Kyrgyzstan.

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INDIAN NAVY :-

1. Sri Lankahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ" title="Flag of Sri Lanka" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Sri Lanka"> :- SLINEX :- Exercise started in 2005 was previously held biennially; from 2018 onwards it has been converted into the annual event.

2. Russiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ" title="Flag of Russia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Russia"> :- INDRA NAVY :- Started in 2003 & running strongly.

#Russia
#SriLanka

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3. United Kingdomhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง" title="Flag of United Kingdom" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United Kingdom"> :- KONKAN :- Started in 2004, to build interoperability and share best practices.

4. Francehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France"> :- VARUNA :- It started in 1983 between the navies of India & France.
These exercises was later named as Varuna in 2001.

#France
5. Omanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ" title="Flag of Oman" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Oman"> :- NASEEMAL-BAHR :- Biennial bilateral exercise between the two navies, started in 1993. Literally means โ€œsea breeze".

6. Vietnamhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of Vietnam" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Vietnam"> :- Sahyog HOP TAC :- First India Vietnam Coast Guard Exercise, held in 2018
in the Bay of Bengal.

#Vietnam #Oman
7. Indonesiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ" title="Flag of Indonesia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Indonesia"> :- IND-INDO CORPAT :- INDIA-Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT), bi-annual exercise, started in 2002.

8. Singaporehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ" title="Flag of Singapore" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Singapore"> :- SIMBEX :- It is an annual exercise between the Navies of Singapore & INDIA since 1994.

#Singapore
#Indonesia
9. Myanmarhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ" title="Flag of Myanmar" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Myanmar">:- IMCOR :- Stands for Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR), held annually since 2013.

10. Australiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ" title="Flag of Australia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Australia"> :- AUSINDEX :- Third edition tool place in april in Vishakhapatnam.

#Australia #Myanmar
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11. Qatarhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ" title="Flag of Qatar" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Qatar"> :- Za& #39;ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea) :- Is a joint exercise between the Qatari Emiri Navy and the Indian Navy. Its inaugural edition was conducted during 17-21 November 2019 at Doha.

12. Saudi Arabiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ" title="Flag of Saudi Arabia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Saudi Arabia"> :- First bilateral naval exercise in 2020 will deepen India-SA ties
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INDIAN AIR FORCE :-

1. Francehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France"> :- GARUDA :- This is an important aspect of the Indo-French bilateral military cooperation, which is a
cornerstone of the strategic partnership b/w
France and India, established in 1998.

2. Omanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ" title="Flag of Oman" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Oman">:- EASTERN BRIDGE :- Conducted b/w the IAF & RAFO.
3. Russiahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ" title="Flag of Russia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Russia"> :- AVIAINDRA-18 : Started in 2014, conducted biannually. The exercise
is targetted towards anti-terrorist operations.

4. Thailandhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ" title="Flag of Thailand" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Thailand"> :- SIAM BHARAT :- Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise.

#Russia #IAF
#Thailand #IndianAirForce
5. UAEhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช" title="Flag of United Arab Emirates" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United Arab Emirates"> :- DESERT EAGLE :- A bilateral air combat exercise, provides exposure towards mission planning and execution in a simulated high threat combat environment.

6. United Kingdomhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง" title="Flag of United Kingdom" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United Kingdom"> :- INDRADHANUSH :- To enhance to mutual operational understanding b/w IAF & RAF.

#UAE #UK
Multilateral Exercises :- They are those exercise which consists of more than one military partners.

1. RIMPAC :- It is the worldโ€™s largest maritime exercise & was first conducted in 1971. It is overlooked by the US Navyโ€™s Pacific fleet. Recent 2018 edition saw 26 countries.
2. MALABAR :- An annual trilateral naval exercise involving the United Stateshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States">, Japanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต" title="Flag of Japan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Japan"> and INDIAhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of India" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of India"> as permanent partners. It originally began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the US. Later in 2015, Japan became a permanent partner.
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2. MALABAR :- An annual trilateral naval exercise involving the United Stateshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=, Japanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต" title="Flag of Japan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Japan"> and INDIAhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of India" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of India"> as permanent partners. It originally began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the US. Later in 2015, Japan became a permanent partner. #IndianNavy #INDIA" title="2. MALABAR :- An annual trilateral naval exercise involving the United Stateshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States">, Japanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต" title="Flag of Japan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Japan"> and INDIAhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ" title="Flag of India" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of India"> as permanent partners. It originally began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the US. Later in 2015, Japan became a permanent partner. #IndianNavy #INDIA" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
3. MILEX-18 :- First joint military exercise between BIMSTEC countries, conducted in Pune, Maharashtra. All member BIMSTEC countries, except Thailand and Nepal, took an active part in this exercise. The main aim is to promote practices in areas of counter-terrorism.
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