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Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 held under India-US Army series
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Not Malabar, not Cope India: the India-US Army drill Prelims keeps confusing with the other two
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026, the annual India-US Army exercise, focused on joint counter-terrorism drills.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026, a bilateral military exercise between the Indian Army and the US Army, was held as part of an annual series that began in 2004.
The exercise focuses on joint counter-terrorism and tactical drills conducted alternately in India and the United States.
It is one of several bilateral defence exercises India conducts with the US, alongside naval exercise Malabar and air exercise Cope India.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Yudh Abhyas is the annual India-US Army exercise series, started in 2004
- Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 focused on joint counter-terrorism and tactical drills
- It is held alternately in India and the United States
- India's other bilateral exercises with the US: Malabar (Navy) and Cope India (Air Force)
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How the exam will ask it
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- Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral Army-to-Army exercise between India and the United States.
- The Yudh Abhyas series began in 2004 and is held annually.
- Malabar is the India-US naval exercise; Cope India is the India-US air exercise.
മെയിൻസ്
GS Paper 3 - Defence and security; India-US strategic partnership is operationalised through service-specific bilateral exercises (Yudh Abhyas for the Army, Malabar for the Navy, Cope India for the Air Force), building interoperability and counter-terrorism preparedness. The way forward lies in deepening defence-industrial and technology cooperation alongside such joint exercises.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Exercise Yudh Abhyas, held annually between India and the United States, is primarily a joint exercise between which two services?
- The two countries' Armies
- The two countries' Navies
- The two countries' Air Forces
- The two countries' Coast Guards
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: A — Correct: The two countries' Armies - Yudh Abhyas is an India-U.S. Army exercise on counter-terrorism and tactical cooperation. • The two countries' Navies - wrong: that exercise is Malabar. • The two countries' Air Forces - wrong: that exercise is Cope India. • The two countries' Coast Guards - wrong: cooperation there runs through separate engagements.
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