With
the aim of achieving enhanced inter-operability, the personnel of both the
Armies were put into exercise for the last one week. A high level of professional
understanding is being displayed by both the Armies by overcoming language
barriers as well as the uniqueness of their training environments. The
exercise, over the past week, has generated excellent professional synergy and
military momentum. INDRA-2015 will culminate in a Validation Exercise which
would be conducted over the next
week.
The INDRA series of joint
exercises commenced in 2003 and has been an important annual bilateral feature
in the training calendar of the two armies ever since, barring a few years in
between. India and Russia have conducted a number of joint exercises
across all three wings of the armed forces in the past. This year’s joint
exercise involves a total of 500 military personnel, and is aimed towards training
soldiers under the UN Mandate, to defeat any likely current and future
terrorist threats that may emerge. The exercise is aimed at strengthening
and broadening the inter-operability and co-operation between both the Armies.
In the meanwhile the troops of both countries also celebrated the festival of
light Diwali together on 11 November.