{"id":354447,"date":"2026-01-20T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354447"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:49:19","slug":"brics-plus-naval-exercise-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brics-plus-naval-exercise-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICS Plus Naval Exercise 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The issue is in the news after India clarified its non-participation in the BRICS Plus Naval Exercise held off South Africa\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n<h2>About BRICS Plus Naval Exercise 2026<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354448\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-354448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-The-Mint.jpg?resize=378%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BRICS Plus Naval Exercise 2026\" width=\"378\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-The-Mint.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-The-Mint.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-The-Mint.jpg?w=891&amp;ssl=1 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; The Mint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It was a <strong>joint naval drill<\/strong> conducted under the BRICS Plus framework from January 9 to January 16, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focused: <\/strong>The exercise focused on <strong>maritime security, counter-terrorism, anti-sea strike operations, and search and rescue activities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme: <\/strong>The theme was \u201c<strong>Joint Actions to Ensure the Safety of Key Shipping Lanes and Maritime Economic Activities<\/strong><strong>\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Host nation<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It was hosted by<strong> South Africa<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The exercise took place off the coast of <strong>Simon<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s Town, South Africa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Participating countries:<\/strong> <strong>China, Russia, Iran, and the UAE<\/strong> participated in the naval exercise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observer countries:<\/strong> <strong>Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia<\/strong> attended the exercise as observers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-participants:<\/strong> <strong>India opted out<\/strong> of the drills and <strong>declined even observer status.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>not a regular or institutionalised BRICS activity<\/strong> and was conducted as a <strong>South African initiative<\/strong>, with participation from only some BRICS members..<\/li>\n<li>The exercise was <strong>projected as cooperation among Global South nations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The issue is in the news after India clarified its non-participation in the BRICS Plus Naval Exercise held off South Africa\u2019s coast. About BRICS Plus Naval Exercise 2026 It was a joint naval drill conducted under the BRICS Plus framework from January 9 to January 16, 2026. Focused: The exercise focused on maritime security,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brics-plus-naval-exercise-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BRICS Plus Naval Exercise 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,164,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-354447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}