JAIMEX 2025:
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri participated in the Sea phase of JAIMEX-25 (Japan India Maritime Exercise).
- It is a maritime exercise between India and Japan.
- It underscores the strong and burgeoning Navy-to-Navy interactions that underpin the ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’established between India and Japan in 2014.
- This partnership is a crucial pillar for ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific maritime domain.
- It involved two phases:
- Sea phase included advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare and missile defence drills, enhancing interoperability by undertaking flying operations and underway replenishment.
- Harbour Phase at Yokosuka includes engagement in a multitude of professional and cultural exchanges, cross-deck visits, collaborative operational planning, sharing of best practices,
- The Indian Navy and JMSDF have been at the forefront of this growing partnership with a shared vision of a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
- Other bilateral exercises between India and Japan: Malabar exercise(Naval Exercise), ‘Veer Guardian’ (Air Force), and Dharma Guardian (Army).
