India- Seychelles Joint Military Exercise LAMITIYE 2022 Concludes at Seychelles

New Delhi: The 10-days long India – Seychelles Joint Training Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 culminated on 31 March 2022 with a 48 hours of the validation exercise.

The Indian Army informed in a statement that the 9th edition of the exercise, which was held at Seychelles Defence Academy, Seychelles, focused on enhancing interoperability for developing the capability to undertake joint operations in a semi-urban environment apart from providing a platform for professional and cultural learning which in-turn broadened their cooperation aiming towards co-existence in the Indo-Pacific Region.

The themes chosen for the Joint Training Exercise were both relevant and contemporary for the planning & execution of operations based on scenarios in a Semi-Urban environment. The exercise strengthened mutual confidence, inter-operability and enabled sharing of best practices between the Armed Forces.

Exercise LAMITIYE with Seychelles is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both Nations in the backdrop of the current global situation and growing security concerns in the Indian Ocean Region.

The joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) and will further manifest in enhancing the bilateral relations between the two nations.

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