MITRA SHAKTI : India Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise
Source : PIB
GS III : Security Forces; Prelims
MITRA SHAKTI : India Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise ?
- Why in News ?
- Key Facts
- What is the need of Joint Exercise ?
Why in News ?
The 8th Edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise MITRA SHAKTI was conducted from 04 – 16 October 2021.
Key Facts
- Exercise Mitra Shakti, based on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in semi urban terrain is the largest bilateral exercise being undertaken by the Sri Lankan Army.
- It forms a major part of India and Sri Lanka’s growing defense partnership.
- Besides promoting synergy and inter-operability amongst the Armed Forces, Exercise Mitra Shakti further helped in cementing ties between both the Nations.
All Military Exercise : Military Exercise by India with Other Countries
What is the need of Joint Exercise ?
- Aim : Measure to test the performance of the armed forces without engaging in the battlefield.
Source : PIB - Better coordination between the militaries, observation of enemy’s tactics, and familiarization with new technologies, enabling on-the-job training of each other’s crews and share useful experiences of counter-terrorism operations .
- Besides it is a strategic signal for a third country to show case its military influence with other nations and region.
- Enhance the brotherhood between the participating nations.
- Also exercise increases the partnership between among the countries.
- These exercises also act as a platform to assess weapons, equipment and a display of technology that can be made available to allies.
- Exercises are also seen as an assurance that a critical supply of spares and accessories will be guaranteed during a possible conflict.
- Significance for India
- Indian Armed Forces carry out military exercises with different countries across the year.
- India has undertaken
- army joint exercises with 18 countries
- Naval exercises with 14 countries
- Air force exercises with eight countries
- Purpose ranges from inter-operability to demonstration of capabilities, developing trust, comradery and familiarity between militaries.
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