India - France Joint Exercise ‘Shakti 2025’ Begins in France at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie

 A 90-member Indian Army contingent, led by troops from the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, has departed for France to take part in the eighth edition of the India-France joint military exercise ‘Shakti’, scheduled from June 18 to July 1, 2025, at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie. This biennial engagement between the two nations focuses on enhancing counter-terror cooperation, sub-conventional operations, and military interoperability in semi-urban terrain, under the UN Charter’s Chapter VII mandate.



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The eighth edition of the bilateral Indo-French military exercise ‘Shakti’ begins on June 18, 2025, in France. Indian Army contingent has left for the 15-day-long operation hosted at Camp Larzac. The exercise aims to simulate UN Chapter VII peacekeeping operations in semi-urban environments.

What is Exercise Shakti:

  • Exercise Shakti is a biennial Indo-French military drill aimed at fostering joint training, tactical coordination, and mutual trust.
  • Conducted alternately in India and France.
  • Focuses on sub-conventional operations, often linked to counter-terrorism, urban warfare, and UN peacekeeping scenarios.

Objectives of Shakti 2025:

  • Enhance interoperability and joint operational capabilities.
  • Share best practices in counter-terrorist operations, cordon-and-search, and urban warfare.
  • Build mutual understanding under a multinational UN peacekeeping context (Chapter VII).

Training Environment:

  • The drills will be conducted in semi-urban terrain, simulating complex threat scenarios.
  • Focus on joint planning, mission execution, cordon and search operations, and humanitarian assistance.
  • Emphasis on coordination in high-stress and asymmetric warfare conditions.

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