What is Teesta Prahar: Indian Army showcases combat readiness in challenging Teesta riverine terrain

Teesta Prahar exercise featured battle rehearsals, battle drills and adaptive manoeuvres to refine responses to ever-changing and dynamic combat situations.

Indian Army conducts Teesta Prahar field exercise: The Indian Army conducted Teesta Prahar — a large-scale integrated field exercise — at the Teesta field firing range in West Bengal on Thursday. The exercise in the riverine area was carried out to showcase the coordination and operational readiness among support arms and combat, as per an official statement.

Sharing details of the 'Teesta Prahar' exercise, Defence Public Relations Office, Guwahati, shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), that the exercise 'Teesta Prahar' showcased joint combat synergy and readiness in challenging riverine terrain. In the exercise, the Indian Army validated "modern weapons, tactical drills, and swift operations, reflecting its commitment to excellence and modernization".

The Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army shared visuals of the exercise on X, saying: "Exercise Teesta Prahar at Teesta Field Firing Range showcased synergy across Infantry, Artillery, Armoured, Mechanised Infantry, Special Forces, Aviation, Engineers & Signals. Validated: jointness, tech-enabled warfare, rapid mobility & all-terrain operations."

Exercise #TeestaPrahar: Showcasing joint combat synergy & readiness in challenging riverine terrain. The Indian Army validated modern weapons, tactical drills, & swift operations, reflecting its commitment to excellence & modernization. #IndianArmy pic.twitter.com/o8JyhcgdV7
PRO, Defence, Guwahati (@prodefgau) May 15, 2025

Earlier on Thursday, the Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), a key lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), informed that it is developing a machine that can carry out complex tasks under direct human command, aiming to reduce troop exposure in high-risk environments.

DRDO also announced that it has successfully developed indigenous "nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane" for high-pressure sea water desalination. It added that the technology to desalinate sea water has been developed by the Defence Materials Stores and Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), the Kanpur-based laboratory of the DRDO.

The defence ministry stated that the technology was developed in a "record time of eight months" for "desalination plant in Indian Coast Guard ships", based on their operational requirement to address the challenge of stability when exposed to chloride ions in saline water.

On Wednesday, India had also conducted successful trial of 'Bhargavastra', an indigenous, budget-friendly hard kill counter drone system, which has been developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited in Gopalpur, Odisha.

The developments come in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, which was launched on May 7 to destroy terror infrastructure at nine places in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in retaliation to the 26 people killed by The Resistance Front terrorists in J&K's Pahalgam.

The attack on terror bases led to Pak offensives, which were successfully thwarted by the Indian armed forces.

In retaliation, India carried out strikes at military installations in Pakistan until the early morning of May 10. In the evening of the same day, an understanding was reached between the two countries to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect.