The 14th edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise ‘Vajra Prahar, 2023’ began at the joint training node in Meghalaya’s Umroi Cantonment on Tuesday(21 November 2023).

• The 20-day joint exercise between aims to share best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational tactics.
• During the course of the next three weeks, both sides will jointly plan and rehearse a series of special operations, counter-terrorist operations, airborne operations in simulated conventional and unconventional scenarios in mountainous terrains.
• The exercise serves as a platform to enhance interoperability and strengthen defence cooperation between the armies of India and the United States of America, the release added.