East Fuji [Japan] February 25 (ANI): ): The sixth version of the India-Japan joint navy train, Dharma Guardian, started on February 24, 2025, on the East Fuji Training Area in Japan. This vital train marks a serious milestone as it’s being carried out at an enhanced scale, with the participation of troops expanded to a company-strength stage for the primary time for the reason that inception of the train. This version of the train, which is scheduled to run from February 24 to March 9, 2025, is ready to incorporate an expanded vary of actions that replicate the rising defence cooperation between India and Japan.
In its Press Release earlier, the Ministry of Defence acknowledged, ‘Exercise Dharma Guardian is an annual occasion carried out alternatively in India and Japan. The final version of the identical train was carried out in Rajasthan in February – March 2024. The Aim of the train is to boost interoperability between the 2 forces whereas endeavor joint city warfare and counter-terrorism operations beneath UN mandate. The train will concentrate on a excessive diploma of bodily health, joint planning and joint tactical drills.’
Rehearsed elements embrace tactical drills, joint workouts, and catastrophe response methods, that are designed to boost operational capabilities, refine fight expertise, and strengthen interoperability for efficient joint operations.
The press launch added that constructing on the momentum of the Chief of the Army Staff’s profitable go to to Japan from 14th to seventeenth October 2024, Exercise Dharma Guardian additional strengthens the bilateral defence cooperation between India and Japan.
The train underscores India and Japan’s shared dedication to regional safety, peace, and stability whereas advancing their widespread imaginative and prescient of a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific. It reinforces the India-Japan relationship as a cornerstone of regional cooperation, fostering robust military-to-military ties and selling cultural understanding.
A testomony to the enduring bond of friendship, belief and cultural linkages between India and Japan, the train units the stage for significant skilled engagement, highlighting the unwavering dedication of each nations to broader defence cooperation. (ANI)