MULTILATERAL EXERCISE PRAGATI 2026 COMMENCES AT UMROI, MEGHALAYA

• PRAGATI = Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation in the Indian Ocean Region — a maiden multilateral army exercise hosted by India at Umroi Military Station, Meghalaya.
• Brings together 13 friendly nations (India + 12 partners) from the IOR / Indo-Pacific arc, focused on counter-terrorism in semi-mountainous and jungle terrain.
• Aspirant relevance: cross-cuts GS-II (India-neighbourhood, IOR diplomacy) and GS-III (defence, internal security, indigenous defence industry).