{"id":374627,"date":"2026-10-28T19:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374627"},"modified":"2026-10-28T19:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:32:24","slug":"exercise-garuda-shakti-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-garuda-shakti-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The 11th edition of the India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI has commenced in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374647\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374647\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-BW-Defence.jpg?resize=300%2C148&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-BW-Defence.jpg?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-BW-Defence.jpg?resize=1024%2C504&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-BW-Defence.jpg?resize=768%2C378&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-BW-Defence.jpg?w=1326&amp;ssl=1 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; BW Defence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026<\/strong> is a <strong>bilateral military exercise<\/strong> between the Special Forces of <strong>India and Indonesia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Host:<\/strong> The <strong>11th edition<\/strong> of Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026 is hosted by<strong> Indonesia at Banyuwangi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contingents:<\/strong> The <strong>Indian <\/strong>contingent comprises troops from the<strong> Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)<\/strong>, while the <strong>Indonesian <\/strong>contingent comprises personnel from the<strong> Indonesian Special Forces.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> The <strong>first <\/strong>edition was conducted in<strong> 2012 in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> The exercise is <strong>conducted on a reciprocal basis, alternately in India and Indonesia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> The exercise <strong>aims<\/strong> to strengthen mutual <strong>understanding, cooperation and interoperability<\/strong> between the Special Forces of both nations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jungle Warfare Training:<\/strong> The training focuses on special operations in jungle environments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Training Activities:<\/strong> It includes <strong>obstacle crossing, combat marksmanship, mountaineering, air assault training and combat-hardening sessions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Knowledge Exchange:<\/strong> The exercise promotes the <strong>exchange of expertise and information on weapons, equipment and operational practices.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other Exercises:<\/strong> India and Indonesia also conduct <strong>Samudra Shakti (bilateral naval exercise)<\/strong> and <strong>IND-INDO CORPAT(coordinated naval patrol).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 11th edition of the India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI has commenced in Indonesia. About Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026 The Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026 is a bilateral military exercise between the Special Forces of India and Indonesia. Host: The 11th edition of Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026 is hosted by Indonesia at Banyuwangi.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-garuda-shakti-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-374627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","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\/374627","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\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}