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India-Singapore SIMBEX-2026 concludes its 33rd edition

28 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 मिनट · GS3: Defence; GS2: Bilateral relations

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खबर में क्यों?

SIMBEX is with Singapore, but Harimau Shakti is not: the exercise-partner pairs Prelims defence questions test

33rd SIMBEX between the Indian and Singapore navies concludes.

Why it matters: general awareness

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What you need to know

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The 33rd edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise, SIMBEX-2026, has concluded.

SIMBEX is among the longest-running naval exercises India holds with a foreign navy and covers harbour and sea phases.

स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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मुख्य तथ्य

Remember these

  • SIMBEX = Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise; 2026 was its 33rd edition.
  • It is among the longest-running naval exercises India holds with a foreign navy.
  • It covers a harbour phase and a sea phase.
  • Partner pairs to remember: Nomadic Elephant - Mongolia; Harimau Shakti - Malaysia.
  • Singapore is a key partner in India's Act East policy and maritime cooperation.
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प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स

How the exam will ask it

प्रीलिम्स

  • SIMBEX is a bilateral naval exercise between India and Singapore.
  • Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise between India and Mongolia.
  • Harimau Shakti is a joint military exercise between India and Malaysia, not Thailand.
  • SIMBEX includes both harbour and sea phases.

मेन्स

GS2/GS3: Naval exercises like SIMBEX reflect India's maritime partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. They support interoperability, trust and information sharing under the Act East policy and SAGAR/MAHASAGAR vision. The way forward is deeper logistics, domain-awareness and technology cooperation with ASEAN navies.

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

Consider the following pairs of military exercises and partner countries:

  1. SIMBEX — Singapore
  2. Nomadic Elephant — Mongolia
  3. Harimau Shakti — Thailand

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None
उत्तर देखें

उत्तर: B — The correct answer is Only two. SIMBEX (Singapore) and Nomadic Elephant (Mongolia) are correct, but Harimau Shakti is with Malaysia, so only two are correct.

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