Exercise Achook Prahar – Army & ITBP Joint Exercise

Context

• Conducted by Indian Army’s Spear Corps and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Arunachal Pradesh.

• Four-day exercise aimed at validating operational preparedness and interoperability.

Key Features

1. Operational Drills

   • Coordinated firepower exercises with mortars, machine guns, rockets, grenades.

   • Simulated battlefield conditions for joint response validation.

2. Objective

   • Test synergy between Army & ITBP in high-altitude operational environments.

   • Ensure seamless coordination for border security.

3. Ordnance Disposal Operation

   • Spearhead Division’s UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) team neutralized 15 unserviceable 81 mm mortar bombs in Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh.

   • Discovered during excavation in a civilian area, posing risk to locals.

   • Disposal done with high-precision demolition despite bad weather and tough terrain.

Significance

• Strengthens combat readiness of Army + CAPFs along sensitive border areas.

• Enhances civil-military cooperation: coordination with Arunachal Pradesh authorities ensured safety.

• Reflects commitment to public safety in remote and high-altitude regions.

• Boosts confidence of local communities in Army’s proactive role.

Strategic Angle

• Reinforces India’s defensive posture along the LAC with China.

• Complements India’s strategy of integrated response using Army + ITBP in border areas.

• Symbolic message of resolve and readiness amid growing regional security challenges.