The 10th edition of India-Indonesia ‘Garuda Shakti’ exercise started on December 3, 2025, at the Special Forces Training School (SFTS) in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, and will continue till December 12, 2025.

Overview

• Countries: India and Indonesia
• Location: SFTS, Bakloh, HP
• First Edition: 2012
• Previous Edition: 2024 in Indonesia

About Exercise Garuda Shakti 2025

• Aim: Enhance interoperability, joint mission planning, and operational readiness for counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, and special operations.
• Contingents: Indian Parachute Regiment; Indonesian Special Forces
• Scope & Training: Troop tactics, unarmed combat, combat shooting, sniping, heliborne operations, drone and UAS strikes, semi-mountainous terrain training.
• Validation: Concludes with a validation exercise simulating real operational scenarios.

About Indonesia

• President: Prabowo Subianto
• Capital: Jakarta
• Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)