News Context: Conducted at Dighi Hills (Pune) by the Southern Command (Jan 2026).
- Military-Civil Fusion (MCF): This exercise marks a shift from purely military drills to integrated operations involving the Army, State Police (Maharashtra Police), Elite units (Force One), and Civil Administration.
- Focus Areas:
- Counter-Terrorism: Handling hostage situations in urban environments.
- Disaster Response: Harmonizing the Army’s heavy logistics with the local knowledge of the Police.
- Crowd Management: Ensuring civil order during security crises.
- Strategic Need: Modern threats are "Hybrid"—they involve civil disruption, cyberattacks, and kinetic warfare simultaneously. "Sanjha Shakti" (meaning "Joint Power") tests the Interoperability between different command structures.
IAS-2026 - OPTIONAL / GEOGRAPHY / PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / ORIENTATION ON 03 & 04-10-2025 
