Exercise Shakti 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: ANI
Context: The 8th edition of Exercise Shakti, a joint Indo-French military drill, is being held from June 18 to July 1 at Camp Larzac in Southern France.
About Exercise Shakti 2025:
• What is Exercise Shakti? Exercise Shakti is a biennial Indo-French joint military exercise, launched to enhance bilateral military cooperation and interoperability. It focuses on sub-conventional warfare training and UN peacekeeping operations, especially under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
• Exercise Shakti is a biennial Indo-French joint military exercise, launched to enhance bilateral military cooperation and interoperability.
• It focuses on sub-conventional warfare training and UN peacekeeping operations, especially under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
• Host and Participating Nations: Hosted by France in 2025 at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie. Participants include: Indian Army contingent led by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. French Army’s 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade (13th DBLE). Key Features: Joint training in semi-urban terrain, mimicking modern asymmetric conflict scenarios. Shared learning of Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for sub-conventional operations. Includes physically intensive activities to build endurance and team spirit. Familiarisation with modern military equipment and battlefield technologies. Promotes interoperability in UN peacekeeping and counter-insurgency Significance of the Exercise: Strengthens military diplomacy and deepens India-France defence ties. Enhances strategic cooperation in Indo-Pacific and global security architecture. Builds trust, communication, and coordination between the two professional forces.
• Hosted by France in 2025 at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie.
• Participants include: Indian Army contingent led by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. French Army’s 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade (13th DBLE).
• Indian Army contingent led by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
• French Army’s 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade (13th DBLE).
• Key Features: Joint training in semi-urban terrain, mimicking modern asymmetric conflict scenarios. Shared learning of Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for sub-conventional operations. Includes physically intensive activities to build endurance and team spirit. Familiarisation with modern military equipment and battlefield technologies. Promotes interoperability in UN peacekeeping and counter-insurgency
• Joint training in semi-urban terrain, mimicking modern asymmetric conflict scenarios.
• Shared learning of Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for sub-conventional operations.
• Includes physically intensive activities to build endurance and team spirit.
• Familiarisation with modern military equipment and battlefield technologies.
• Promotes interoperability in UN peacekeeping and counter-insurgency
• Significance of the Exercise: Strengthens military diplomacy and deepens India-France defence ties. Enhances strategic cooperation in Indo-Pacific and global security architecture. Builds trust, communication, and coordination between the two professional forces.
• Strengthens military diplomacy and deepens India-France defence ties.
• Enhances strategic cooperation in Indo-Pacific and global security architecture.
• Builds trust, communication, and coordination between the two professional forces.