This special report focuses on Trishul 2025, India's massive tri-service military exercise in the Rann of Kutch, involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The report details the strategic implications for Pakistan and highlights the context of military buildup near Sir Creek, featuring key figures like Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir. The exercise comes with a stark warning from the Defence Minister who said, 'any misadventure in the Sir Creek will invite a response so strong that it would change both history and geography'. The programme explores the massive deployment of forces, including over 20,000 troops, Rafale jets, and T-90 tanks, and draws parallels to the 1965 conflict, showcasing India's resolve to prevent any incursions.
00:00For the first time since Operation Sindhuur, we're going to be seeing a massive tri-service military exercise by our forces.
00:08It's going to be taking place in the run of Kutch and I'm going to hand it over to my colleague Sandeep Unitan to tell you all about this exercise and why it's got Pakistan so jittery.
00:17On the 30th of October, India begins a massive tri-services exercise, Thrushul 2025.
00:24Now these exercises will play out in Gujarat, Rajasthan and off the coast of Gujarat until the 10th of November.
00:32These are the largest tri-services exercises being held by the Indian military since Operation Sindhuur nearly six months ago.
00:39The Indian Navy will deploy its Kolkata-class frontline destroyers, long-range PA-TI maritime patrol aircraft, Scorpene-kilo-class submarines and of course their MQ-9 Predator drones.
00:54The Indian Army will deploy over 20,000 soldiers, that's the equivalent of a division, T-90 tanks backed by self-propelled artillery, Akash air defense missiles and Apache helicopter gunships.
01:08The Indian Air Force will field its Rafale fighter jets, Su-30 MKI fighter jets as well.
01:16Now a notice to airmen or NOTAM issued by India indicates the focal point of these maneuvers, the RAND of Kutch.
01:25The NOTAM covers a swath of territory across northwest Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan where these exercises will play out until the 10th of November.
01:34Pakistan too has issued similar NOTAMs, mirroring India's NOTAMs over its airspace.
01:39Why Trishul 2025?
01:43Well, these Tri-Services exercises are a direct response to Pakistan's troop build-up, particularly near the Sir Creek.
01:51That's a 96-kilometer-long tidal channel sneaking through the salt flats of the RAND of Kutch.
01:58Pakistan has expanded its military infrastructure in the area.
02:01It's built mini-cantornments, emergency airstrips along the border.
02:05And on the 2nd of October, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned Pakistan at the Bhuj military base.
02:12He warned them that any misadventure in the Sir Creek will invite a response so strong that it would change both history and geography.
02:22Well, history and geography are clearly the operative words when it comes to the RAND of Kutch.
02:28And India is keen to prevent the repeat of another 1965-type scenario in Kutch.
02:35In April 1965, Pakistan's first military dictator, Field Marshal Yaya Khan, launched a diversionary attack here in Kutch.
02:44The Kutch incursion masked Pakistan's military actions in Jammu and Kashmir in August and September of that year.
02:53That war, of course, ended disastrously for Pakistan.
02:56The Indian Army arrived at the gates of Lahore in response to Pakistan's military aggression.
03:02Now, in 2025, with another field marshal in power in Pakistan, Asim Munir, India's defence establishment isn't taking any chances.
03:12And Trishul 2025 is meant to signal and test India's preparedness in any such eventuality that the Park military might try.
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