Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN

News:Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN-219 between India and Japan will be conducted at Vairengte,Mizoram.

Facts:

About the exercise:

• Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN is an annual joint military exercise between Indian and Japan since 2018.
• The exercise aims to share experience gained during various Counter Terrorism Operations in respective Countries.
• The exercise also covers platoon level joint training on counter terrorism operations in jungle and urban scenario.
• The exercise with Japan is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both the nations in the backdrop of global terrorism. 

Additional information:

Other exercises between India and Japan:

• JIMEX- It is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan.
• Exercise Malabar– It is a trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners.
• Sahayog-Kaijin – It is a joint bilateral exercise between Indian Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard.