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INS Sahyadri reaches Vladivostok for Exercise INDRA 2026
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INS Sahyadri docks at Vladivostok: which country's exercise is INDRA, and the defence-exercise list Prelims tests
Indian Navy ship INS Sahyadri has reached Vladivostok for Exercise INDRA 2026, a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Russian Navy.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Indian Navy ship INS Sahyadri has reached Vladivostok for Exercise INDRA 2026, a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Russian Navy.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- INS Sahyadri has reached Vladivostok for Exercise INDRA 2026.
- INDRA is a bilateral exercise between India and Russia.
- The 2026 edition involves the Indian Navy and the Russian Navy.
- Vladivostok is a major Russian Pacific port city and home to the Russian Pacific Fleet.
- INS Sahyadri is an indigenously built Shivalik-class stealth guided-missile frigate.
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How the exam will ask it
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- INDRA is a bilateral military exercise between India and Russia, held across army, navy and air force editions.
- Other bilateral naval exercises: JIMEX (Japan), AUSINDEX (Australia), Varuna (France).
- INS Sahyadri belongs to the Shivalik class of stealth frigates built in India under Project 17.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS-III (Defence) and GS-II (International Relations): bilateral exercises build interoperability and signal strategic ties. India-Russia defence cooperation, long anchored in arms supplies, now also involves joint exercises, while India balances this with partnerships with the US, France, Japan and Australia under strategic autonomy. The way forward is diversifying exercises and indigenous defence manufacturing while keeping Russia as a reliable partner.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Exercise INDRA is a bilateral exercise between the Indian armed forces and those of which country?
- France
- Japan
- Australia
- Russia
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விடை: D — Russia is the answer: INDRA is the India-Russia bilateral exercise, and INS Sahyadri has reached Vladivostok for its 2026 naval edition.
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