Goa, Oct. 31 -- India on Thursday kicked off 'Trishul', a major 12-day tri-service military exercise along the Pakistan border, marking its first large-scale war games since Operation Sindoor six months ago. The high-intensity drills are aimed at testing the operational readiness of the Indian armed forces in a post-Sindoor scenario.

The exercise will see participation from special forces commandos, missile units, naval warships, armoured regiments, and fighter jets, including the Rafale and Sukhoi Su-30, conducting coordinated mock offensive operations across air, land, and sea.

While Trishul spans both Gujarat and Rajasthan, defence officials indicated that the primary focus will be on the Kutch region of Gujarat, a strategically sens...