CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A contingent of the Indian Air Force left for Malaysia today to participate in a bilateral exercise named ‘Udarashakti’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Udarashakti is a bilateral exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The four-day bilateral exercises recently started in Malaysia.

Detailed explanation-3: -This joint military exercise is unique as it is for the first time that the Armed Forces of Malaysia and India held all three joint exercises in a year. In May 2022, Joint Naval Exercise Samdura Laksamana was conducted, and in August 2022, Joint Air Exercise Udara Shakti and now Joint Military Exercise.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Exercise Udarashakti? It is a bilateral air force exercise between India and Malaysia. Purpose: The exercise will give a chance to both countries to share and learn best practices and an opportunity for both to discuss mutual combat capabilities.

Detailed explanation-5: -India - Malaysia joint military Exercise “Harimau Shakti -2022” commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia on 28th November and will culminate on 12th December 22. Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI is an annual training event between the Indian and Malaysian Army which is being conducted since 2012.