{"id":1825,"date":"2024-02-25T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T11:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2024-02-25T17:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T11:39:54","slug":"india-japan-joint-exercise-dharma-guardian-commences-in-rajasthan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/02\/25\/india-japan-joint-exercise-dharma-guardian-commences-in-rajasthan\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIA-JAPAN JOINT EXERCISE \u2018DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 COMMENCES IN RAJASTHAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white;\"><strong>New Delhi.<\/strong> The 5<sup style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of Joint Military Exercise \u2018DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self Defence Force commenced today at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 25<sup style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">th<\/sup>\u00a0February to 9<sup style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">th<\/sup>\u00a0March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Exercise &#8216;DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 is an annual exercise and conducted alternatively in India and Japan. The contingent of both sides comprises of 40 personnel each. The Japanese contingent is being represented by troops from the 34<sup style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">th<\/sup>\u00a0Infantry Regiment and Indian Army contingent is being represented by a Battalion from the Rajputana Rifles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Aim of the Exercise is to foster Military Cooperation and enhance combined capabilities to execute joint operations in semi-urban environment under Chapter VII of United Nations Charter. The Exercise would focus on high degree of physical fitness, joint planning, joint tactical drills and basics of special arms skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Tactical drills to be practiced during the Exercise will include establishing of Temporary Operating Base, creating an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Grid, setting up Mobile Vehicle Check Post, executing Cordon and Search Operations in a hostile village, Heliborne operations and House Intervention Drills. A Weapon and Equipment Display will also be organised showcasing \u2018Atmanirbhar Bharat\u2019 initiative and the growing defence industrial capability of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Lieutenant General TOGASHI Yuichi, Commanding General, Eastern Army, Japan Ground Self Defence Force is also scheduled to visit India on the sidelines of \u201cExercise DHARMA GUARDIAN\u201d. The General officer will visit Mahajan Field Firing Ranges on 3<sup style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">rd<\/sup>\u00a0March 2024 and witness Combat Shooting demonstration, Special Heliborne Operation (SHBO) &amp; House Intervention Drills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Exercise \u2018DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 will enable the two sides to share their best practices in Tactics, Techniques and Procedures of conducting tactical operations. The Exercise will also facilitate developing inter-operability, bonhomie and camaraderie between troops of both the sides. This will enhance the level of defence cooperation, further fostering bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi. The 5th\u00a0edition of Joint Military Exercise \u2018DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self Defence Force commenced today at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 25th\u00a0February to 9th\u00a0March 2024. &nbsp; Exercise &#8216;DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 is an annual exercise and conducted alternatively in India &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[593,62,594],"class_list":["post-1825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-international","tag-dharma-guardian","tag-india","tag-japan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>INDIA-JAPAN JOINT EXERCISE \u2018DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 COMMENCES IN RAJASTHAN - Matribhumi Samachar English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/02\/25\/india-japan-joint-exercise-dharma-guardian-commences-in-rajasthan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"INDIA-JAPAN JOINT EXERCISE \u2018DHARMA GUARDIAN\u2019 COMMENCES IN RAJASTHAN - Matribhumi Samachar English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi. 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