Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 2024

About Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 2024: 

• It is the 9th edition of India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces exercise.
• The Indian contingent is being represented by troops from The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces).
• The aim of 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. 
• It is designed to develop bilateral military cooperation and strengthen bond between two armies through conduct of discussions and rehearsal of tactical military drills.
• It will involve planning and execution of special operations, orientation to advance special forces skills, sharing of information on weapons, equipment, innovations, tactics, techniques & procedures.
• It will also involve jointly practicing Special Forces Operations in Jungle terrain, strikes on terrorist camps and a Validation Exercise integrating basic and advanced special forces skills apart from gaining an insight into the lifestyle and culture of both countries to foster military cooperation.
• Significance: will provide an opportunity to both the contingents to strengthen their bond and share best practices. It will also act as a platform to achieve shared security objectives and foster bilateral relations between two friendly nations.

Q1: What are Para Special Forces?

It was formed in 1966, the Para SF is part of the Indian Army's elite Parachute Regiment. These commandos specialise in rapid deployment behind enemy lines to disrupt and destroy key defensive positions.

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