<P> Exercise Shakti is an ongoing series of joint exercises between the Indian and French armies since 2011 . Exercise Shakti is conducted to practice and validate anti-terrorist operations and drills in snowbound and mountainous areas . The second joint military exercise between the two countries was held in September 2013 with the first one being held in India in October 2011 . The theme of the exercise is to conduct platoon level joint counter insurgency operations in high altitude mountainous terrain under the UN Charter, thus emphasising the shared concerns of both countries about global terrorism . An added aim of the exercise is to qualitatively enhance knowledge of each other's military procedures thus increasing the scope for interoperability and better responsiveness to a common threat . The twelve - day exercise with the French Army is scheduled to be conducted in multiple modules in order to achieve complete integration between the two contingents at every stage . </P> <P> On first week of April 2012 the Indian Army launched a massive summer exercise in the Rajasthan desert involving over 50,000 troops and several hundred artillery guns and infantry combat vehicles as part of its efforts to shore up its battle worthiness on the western front with Pakistan . The exercise, code - named "Shoorveer", was being conducted by the Jaipur - based South Western Command and ended in the first week of May . This was the largest ever exercise conducted by Indian army since 1947 . The collective training started with honing of basic battle procedures and tactical drills at a tactical level . </P> <P> A number of field firings were carried out to check the accuracy and lethality of the weapon systems . A large number of innovations and modifications carried out by units and formations to enhance combat power were tested in the field . The troops built on the training momentum gradually, with increased combat tempo to set the stage for a major joint army - air force exercise in the later part of the exercise . </P> <P> In May 2012 the Indian army started testing the preparedness level of its units and to validate new age technology, battle concepts, organizational structures and networked operations . The Western Army Command conducted its summer training exercises in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir . Code named Exercise Rudra Akrosh, the war games were aimed at validating the operational and transformational effectiveness of various formations under the Western Army Command . The exercise which entered its culmination phase was also witnessed by Western Army Commander Lt General SR Ghosh . It included various summer training manoeuvres where approximately 20,000 troops tested battle skills with state - of - the - art weapons systems in complete integration with the fighter and transport aircraft provided by the Indian Air Force . Besides interacting with the soldiers and officers co-ordinating the war games, Lt Gen Ghosh witnessed various battle manoeuvres by infantry troops, mechanised infantry, tanks, artillery, Heli - borne troops and surveillance equipment . Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and attack helicopters were also co-opted in the operational scenario . Recently, the Jaipur - based South Western Command--also known as Sapta Shakti command--conducted its summer war games with more than 50,000 troops, latest weaponry and air assets . </P>

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