India –Indonesia joint Military exercise- Shakti IV

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: Jakarta
• Indonesia Currency: Indonesian rupiah
• Indonesia President: Joko Widodo