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India and UK Launch Ajeya Warrior-25 Military Exercise in Rajasthan

The two-week mission trains mixed units under a UN mandate for semi-urban counter-terror operations.

Overview

  • The eighth edition began November 17 at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district.
  • The exercise spans November 17–30 with 240 personnel split evenly between the Indian Army and the British Army.
  • India’s contingent comes from the Sikh Regiment, with training built around company-level scenarios in semi-urban terrain.
  • Planned activities include brigade-level mission planning, integrated tactical drills, simulations and field exercises that mirror real-world contingencies.
  • The biennial Ajeya Warrior series, instituted in 2011, targets interoperability, best-practice sharing and preparedness for peacekeeping and counter-terror tasks.