Friendship forged in steel: India’s armed forces contingent lands in Seychelles, igniting the 11th edition of the prestigious ‘Lamitiye-2026’ exercise. Held biennially since 2001 at the Defence Academy, it runs through March 20, blending tradition with innovation.
Pioneering full tri-service involvement, the Indian team—drawing from Army’s Assam Regiment, Navy’s INS Trikand, and Air Force’s C-130—trains shoulder-to-shoulder with Seychelles Defence Forces on critical fronts.
Expect action-packed sessions: devising joint ops plans, staging semi-urban battles, countering hypothetical threats, and mastering modern armaments and digital tools. Peacekeeping interoperability takes prime focus.
Daily rhythms include hands-on drills, roundtable war-gaming, historical analyses, keynote addresses, gear demos, and a climactic 48-hour integration test.
Strategic observers praise its timely relevance, enhancing trust, skill-sharing, and unified responses to shared threats. It bolsters maritime security architecture in the Indian Ocean.
As global powers eye the region, this exercise signals robust India-Seychelles alignment, paving the way for sustained collaboration and deterrence.