India and Indonesia are set to begin their Joint Military Exercise Shakti IV from March 10-23 in Indonesia.
Flash points
- The Joint Military Exercise between India and Indonesia Shakti was started in 2012 in India
- It is conducted on a reciprocal basis with first edition in India ,second edition in Indonesia and so on
- This year is the fourth edition of Shakti and it is conducted at Meaglang, Indonesia
- It is a thirteen day exercise conducted between March 10-23
- The exercise is aimed at building and promoting positive relations between the two Armies of India and Indonesia
- Indian Army platoon strength contingent will carry out cross training with a platoon from the airborne battalion of the Indonesian Army in the fourth edition
- The selected army team from India is expert in various counter insurgent and counter terrorist operations across Northern, western and eastern parts of the country
- The selected Indian contingent has been put through a rigorous training schedule to prepare it for the exercise which includes combat conditioning, firing, tactical operations, tactical skills and special heliborne operations training
- The aim of the exercise is to develop the expertise in joint counter insurgent operations and tactical cooperation between two armies working under United Nations Charter
- Exercise Planning Conference was held at Yogyakarta, Indonesia on September 22-23, 2015 to coordinate the activities of the exercise
Key points:
- Indonesia Capital:Â Jakarta
- Indonesia Currency: Indonesian rupiah
- Indonesia President:Â Joko Widodo
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