India and Sri Lanka Hold the 12th Mitra Shakti Exercise From November 13 to 26 at Maduru Oya, With a 170-Member Indian Contingent Drawn Mainly From a Rajputana Rifles Battalion
A 170-member Indian Defence Forces contingent left for Sri Lanka on November 13 to take part in Mitra Shakti 2026, the 12th edition of the India and Sri Lanka joint military exercise, held from November 13 to 26 at the Army Training School, Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka, over 14 days.
The Indian contingent is drawn mainly from a battalion of the Rajputana Rifles, with troops from other arms and services and personnel of the Indian Air Force.
According to the Ministry of Defence release of November 13, 2026, the aim is to improve the joint capability of both armies to carry out counter-terrorism operations in a semi-urban environment under a United Nations mandate.
Mitra Shakti is an annual bilateral exercise held alternately in India and Sri Lanka, and by the alternating pattern the 13th edition falls to India in 2027, while the release does not give the size or the regiment of the Sri Lankan contingent.
Source: Ministry of Defence of India
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