6th Edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian | 12 Mar 2025

Source: DD 

The 6^th edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian, a bilateral military exercise between India and Japan, successfully concluded in Japan enhancing defense and interoperability cooperation. 

• Exercise Dharma Guardian: It is an annual exercise conducted alternately in India and Japan, enhancing combat readiness through counter-terrorism training in urban terrain and including United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO) and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) drills. 
• India-Japan Multilateral Exercises: Veer Guardian (air force), SHINYUU Maitri (air force), JIMEX (naval), and Malabar (naval) (along with Australia and the US).