CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The coast guards of India and Japan participated in the ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’, a critical military exercise that was operated on the Chennai coast in 2006.

Detailed explanation-2: -The exercise, Sahyog Kaijin, is between the Indian and Japanese Coast Guard as agreed in 2006. This activity proceeds with personnel of both sides coming together on one of the vessels of either nation and further practising the exercise together.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some 150 Indian Air Force personnel are taking part in the exercise. India’s Defense Ministry said the drills will include training for “air combat missions in a complex environment” and that the exercise will strengthen the “long-standing bond of friendship” between India and Japan, the Japan Times reported.

Detailed explanation-4: -The bilateral Army exercise was started in 2018 while the Indian Navy has been conducting the Japan India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX), every year since 2012. The primary focus of the naval exercise has been on anti-submarine warfare and Air Defence tactics.