Pune, Feb. 10 -- Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Southern Command, reviewed Exercise Rudra Shakti on Tuesday, an all-arms manoeuvre exercise involving live firing, conducted by the Rudra Brigade at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan.

The exercise was designed to validate the Indian Army's preparedness to execute high-intensity, integrated operations in increasingly complex and evolving battlefield environments, according to a release from the Southern Command, headquartered in Pune.

Exercise Rudra Shakti was conducted as a follow-up to Exercise Akhand Prahar, which had earlier validated the Rudra Brigade and new operational concepts in the desert sector. The live firing exercise focuse...