INDIA- JAPAN MILITARY EXERCISE

TOPIC: Science & Tech

Context- India-Japan joint military drill begins in Belagavi on Sunday.

Concept-

Dharma Guardian exercise:

Indian and Japanese armies to start their annual Dharma Guardian exercise in Karnataka over the weekend.
The exercise will begin on February 27 and go on till March 10 at the Foreign Training Node in Belgaum, Karnataka.
The 15th battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry regiment will participate for India, and for Japan, the 30th Infantry Regiment of Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF) will participate.
The exercise will enhance the level of defence co-operation between Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces, which in turn will further foster the bilateral relations between the two nations.