Buland Bharat Exercise

• The Indian Army recently conducted a divisional-level integrated training exercise, codenamed Exercise Buland Bharat, in the high-altitude ranges of the eastern theatre in Arunachal Pradesh. 

• The purpose of the month-long exercise was to verify plans for reducing integrated firepower through coordinated firing of artillery guns and fire support components of Infantry towards the destruction of designated targets.

•  Additionally, the exercise included evaluating the coordinated application of the surveillance and firepower capabilities of the Artillery and Infantry.

• During the exercise, the Indian Army also tested uninterrupted communication across multiple media over long distances. 

• In addition, Special Forces, Aviation, and Central Armed Police Forces were deployed in the West Kameng and Tawang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, contributing to the exercise. 

• The training, which lasted for a month, culminated in a test exercise in which troops and equipment were tested under simulated war conditions in high altitude areas and extreme weather conditions.