India, Malaysia 2-week wargame begins in Umroi

Armies of India and Malaysia on Monday began a two-week military exercise in Meghalaya's Umroi with an aim to enhance operational cooperation between two sides.

Malaysian Army contingent comprises troops from its fifth royal battalion while Indian personnel deployed at exercise Harimau Shakti belonged to Rajput Regiment.

last edition of exercise was conducted in Pulai area of Kluang in Malaysia in November 2022.

exercise is aimed at enhancing military capability for conduct of multi-domain operations in a sub conventional scenario, Indian Army said.

exercise will also witness employment of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters.

" two sides will also practise casualty management and evacuation drills. Both contingents will discuss logistics management and practise survival training at battalion level," Army said in a statement.

It said training will focus primarily on conduct of drills at tactical level and sharing of best practices with each or.

"Exercise Harimau Shakti is aimed to enhance level of defence cooperation between Indian Army and Malaysian Army, which will also foster bilateral relations between two nations," Army said.