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India-Singapore SIMBEX-2026 concludes its 33rd edition
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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
What you need to know
2 ನಿಮಿಷ
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.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
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.
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- 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.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
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.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಸೇನಾ ಕವಾಯತು ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಲುದಾರ ದೇಶಗಳ ಈ ಜೋಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:
- ಸಿಂಬೆಕ್ಸ್ — ಸಿಂಗಾಪುರ
- ನೊಮಾಡಿಕ್ ಎಲಿಫೆಂಟ್ — ಮಂಗೋಲಿಯಾ
- ಹರಿಮೌ ಶಕ್ತಿ — ಥೈಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಮೇಲಿನ ಎಷ್ಟು ಜೋಡಿಗಳು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗಿವೆ?
- ಒಂದು ಮಾತ್ರ
- ಎರಡು ಮಾತ್ರ
- ಮೂರೂ
- ಯಾವುದೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ ಎರಡು ಮಾತ್ರ. ಹರಿಮೌ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮಲೇಷ್ಯಾದೊಂದಿಗಿನ ಕವಾಯತು, ಥೈಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ನದ್ದಲ್ಲ.
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