The Indian Air Force will hold large-scale military drills, or war games, in Rajasthan – along the international border with Pakistan – a NOTAM, or Notice to Airmen, issued this evening said. The drills will begin at 9 pm on Wednesday and end at 3 am Friday, during which time flights departing or landing at airport close to the border will be suspended. The Indian Air Force said it is conducting a “pre-planned routine training exercise.” The games have been seen as India flexing its military muscles amid tension with Pakistan over last month’s Pahalgam attack. The war games will also take place as states conduct ‘civil defence’ drills – to ensure effective civilian response in case of hostile military action – across India. Civil defence preps of this kind have not been seen since the 1971 war with Pak and will take place at nearly 300 locations, including Delhi.