EXERCISE HARIMAU SHAKTI (Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – IR)

Context: Recently, Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023 commenced in Umroi Cantonment, India.

Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023

• About: It is a joint bilateral training exercise between Indian & Malaysian Armed Forces.
• Contingents: Malaysian Contingent ( 5th Royal Battalion of the Malaysian Army).

oIndian Contingent ( Rajput Regiment).

• Aim: Enhance military capability for conducting Multi Domain Operations in a sub-conventional scenario.
• Activity: Establishing a Joint Command Post.
• Task: Setting up an integrated surveillance grid with a Joint Surveillance Centre.
• Operational Environment:
• Focus: Intelligence collection, collation, and dissemination drills.
• 2022 Edition: Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia.