India, Russia begin Joint Military Training Exercise INDRA 2021

The India-Russia joint training Exercise INDRA 2021 commenced at Prudboy Ranges, Volgograd with an opening ceremony that saw the unfurling of the national flags of both countries.

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The aim of INDRA 2021 exercise is to facilitate joint training between Indian and Russian Armies to jointly plan and conduct counter-terror operations under the UN mandate.

The conduct of the exercise will also entail academic discussions between expert groups of both contingents.

The exercise will focus on unit-level joint planning and conduct of anti-terrorist operations and will include cordon and search operations, intelligence gathering and sharing, perception management, humanitarian laws and hostage rescue in simulated settings.

Exercise INDRA will strengthen mutual confidence, interoperability and enable sharing of best practices between the armed forces.