Zapad 2025: India Joins Russia-Hosted Military Exercise
Why in the news
A contingent from the Indian Armed Forces travelled to Russia to take part in Zapad 2025, a multinational military drill.
Key facts
- Exercise: Zapad 2025, a multilateral drill.
- Venue: Mulino Training Ground, Nizhniy, in Russia.
- Host: Russia, with India and other partner nations taking part.
- Theme: simulating high-intensity conventional warfare and counter-terrorism operations in a multinational setting.
About Zapad
- The word Zapad means “West” in Russian.
- The series goes back to the Soviet era.
- Modern editions have run every four years since 2009.
- India was also a participant in Zapad 2021.
Exam angle
- Host country of Zapad 2025: Russia.
- Meaning of the name: West.
- Frequency: quadrennial in its modern form, starting 2009.