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10th Edition of Exercise MITRA SHAKTI
- 17 Aug 2024
- 2 min read
Recently, the 10th edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise MITRA SHAKTI began.
- MITRA SHAKTI is an annual exercise based on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in semi urban terrain.
- It is the largest bilateral exercise being undertaken by the Sri Lankan Army and it forms a major part of India and Sri Lanka’s growing defence partnership.
- It is designed for incorporating the current dynamics of UN' peacekeeping operations through tactical exercises and practical discussions.
- India’s other exercise with Sri Lanka - SLINEX (Navy)
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Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea.
- It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and shares a maritime border with India and the Maldives.
- India is Sri Lanka’s 3rd-largest export destination (after US and UK) with over 60% of Sri Lankan exports benefiting from the India-Sri Lanka FTA.
- Both India and Sri Lanka are part of regional groups like BIMSTEC and SAARC.
| Country | Exercise |
| Australia | Ex AUSTRA HINDBAH |
| Bangladesh | Ex SAMPRITI |
| China | Ex HAND IN HAND |
| France | Ex SHAKTI |
| Indonesia | Ex GARUDA SHAKTI |
| Kazakhstan | Ex PRABAL DOSTYKK |
| Kyrgyzstan | Ex KHANJAR |
| Maldives | Ex EKUVERIN |
| Mongolia | Ex NOMADIC ELEPHANT |
| Myanmar | IMBEX |
| Nepal | Ex SURYA KIRAN |
| Oman | AL NAGAH |
| Russia | Ex INDRA |
| Seychelles | Ex LAMITIYE |
| Sri Lanka | Ex MITRA SHAKTI |
| Thailand | Ex MAITREE |
| UK | Ex AJEYA WARRIOR |
| USA | Ex YUDHABHAYAS |
| USA | Ex VAJRA PRAHAR |
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