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Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025
Context
The 14th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra between the Indian Army and Singapore Armed Forces began on 27 July 2025 at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Exercise Overview:
- Exercise Bold Kurukshetra is a bilateral joint military exercise conducted between India and Singapore.
- Initiated in 2005, this is the 14th edition, held from 27 July to 04 August 2025.
- The current format includes a Table Top Exercise (TTX) and a Computer-Based Wargame (CBWG), focusing on mechanised warfare under UN mandate scenarios.
Strategic and Tactical Objectives:
- Enhances interoperability between mechanised units of both countries.
- Facilitates joint training, development of standard operating procedures (SOPs), and combat preparedness in multilateral peacekeeping operations under the UN Charter.
- Builds military-to-military confidence and deepens strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific framework.
Geopolitical Significance:
- Exercise Bold Kurukshetra reflects India’s Act East Policy and its commitment to rules-based regional order in Southeast Asia.
- Complements other India–Singapore defence engagements like SIMBEX (naval) and Agni Warrior (artillery)
- Strengthens bilateral defence diplomacy, which is guided by the India–Singapore Defence Cooperation Agreement (renewed in 2015).
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