♦ The 4th edition of India-Australia joint military exercise, AUSTRAHIND-2025, commenced at Irwin Barracks, Perth, Australia on 13 October 2025.

♦ The exercise, being held from October 13 to 26, seeks to enhance interoperability, joint planning, and execution capabilities between the two armies across diverse operational environments. 

♦ The Indian Army contingent is being led by a Battalion of Gorkha Rifles along with troops from other arms and services.

♦ The exercise is aimed at enhancing military cooperation, improving interoperability and providing a platform for participating armies to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures in the domains of sub conventional warfare in urban/ semi urban terrain.