EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022

EX DHARMA GUARDIAN 2022: Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 3: Security- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate; Security challenges and their management in border areas.

A joint military exercise, “EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022”, between India and Japan is to be conducted at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi (Belgaum, Karnataka).

About: Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN 2022 is an annual training event that is being conducted in India since 2018.
Countries involved in EX DHARMA GUARDIAN: It is a series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries.
Significance of EX DHARMA GUARDIAN 2022: Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN with Japan is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both nations in the backdrop of the current global situation.
- “Exercise Dharma Guardian” will enhance the level of defence co-operation between the Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces.
- This in turn will further foster the bilateral relations between the two nations.
Scope of DHARMA GUARDIAN 2022: The scope of the DHARMA GUARDIAN 2022 exercise covers platoon level joint training on operations in the jungle and semi-urban/urban terrain.

MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY Regiment of the Indian Army and Regiment of Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF) are participating in the exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN 2022 this year.
The aim is to share experiences gained during operations in order to enhance inter-operability in the planning & execution of various operations in the jungle & semi-urban/ urban terrain.
The 12 days long joint exercise schedule includes-
- House interventions drills,
- Raid on terrorist hideouts in semi-urban terrain,
- Combat first aid,
- Unarmed combat & close quarter combat firing where both sides will jointly train,
- Plan and execute a series of well-developed tactical drills for neutralisation of likely threats.

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