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AUSTRAHIND 2025
- 13 Oct 2025
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An Indian Army contingent has departed for Australia to participate in the fourth edition of the India-Australia joint military exercise ‘AUSTRAHIND 2025’, highlighting growing defence cooperation between the two nations.
- Exercise AUSTRAHIND: It was instituted in 2022 and the first edition was conducted in Mahajan, Rajasthan.
- It is planned to be an annual training event to be conducted alternatively in India and Australia.
- AUSTRAHIND aims to foster collaborative partnership and share best practices between the two sides.
- The exercise will also promote inter- operability while undertaking multi-domain operations in Urban and Semi- Urban terrain under Chapter VII of United Nations on peace keeping operations.
- India-Australia Defence Relations: India’s defence ties with Australia gained momentum after both countries became Comprehensive Strategic Partners in 2020 and signed a Mutual Logistics Support Agreement in 2021.
- Both countries also participate in multilateral exercises such as Malabar, Talisman Sabre, and Cope India, reflecting their shared commitment to regional security and interoperability in the Indo-Pacific.
| Read more: India-Australia Relations |
