The 21st edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025, the annual bilateral exercise between India and the US, has ended after two weeks of intense engagement, signalling steady military ties between the two countries despite the strain in relations between Delhi and Washington.

Conducted from September 1-14 at Fort Wainwright and the Yukon Training Area in Alaska, the exercise brought together around 450 personnel of the Indian Army, led by a battalion of the Madras Regiment, and soldiers of the US Army’s 11th Airborne Division.

The exercise was underway when the first visible signs of a thaw in the India-US bilateral chill came earlier this month, with US President Donald Trump saying the two countries have a “special relationship” and “there is nothing to worry about”. In his response, PM

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