About Exercise Garuda Shakti:
- It is the joint Special Forces exercise conducted between India and Indonesia.
- The Indian contingent is represented by troops from The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces).
- Aim: The exercise aims to strengthen mutual understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the Special Forces of the two nations.
- Focus: Its scope includes troop-level tactics, techniques and procedures in a counter-terrorism environment, covering unarmed combat techniques, combat shooting, sniping, heliborne operations and planning for drone, counter-UAS and loiter-munition strikes in semi-mountainous terrain.
- Objectives:
- It features the exchange of expertise and information on weapons, equipment and operational practices.
- Validate joint training through a simulated real-world operational scenario.
- Test the endurance, coordination and combat readiness of both contingents.
- Significance: It helps in advancing defence cooperation and further strengthening bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.
