India And Japan Begin Joint Naval Exercise JIMEX 2022
India and Japan begin joint naval exercise JIMEX 2022 in the Bay of Bengal: Japan-India Maritime Exercise.
The sixth edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) conducted by the Indian Navy began in the Bay of Bengal on 11 September.
The Indian Navy was represented by three indigenously designed frigates, the Sahyadri, the anti-submarine frigates Kadmat and Kavaratti.
In addition, guided missile destroyer Rannvijay, Fleet Tanker Jyothi, Offshore Patrol Vessel Sukanya, submarines, MIG 29K fighter aircraft, long-range maritime patrol aircraft, and ship-borne helicopters also participated in the exercise.
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships are being led by R Adam Hirata Toshiyuki, Commander Escort Flotilla Four.
The Indian Navy ships are being led by R Adam Sanjay Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
Indian Navy ships welcomed JMSDF ships Izumo, a helicopter carrier, and Takanami, a Guided Missile Destroyer, into the Bay of Bengal.
India and Japan begin joint naval exercises: Exercises aim to promote interoperability.
JIMEX 22 consists of two stages; Exercise at sea and a port phase at Visakhapatnam. This edition marks the 10th anniversary of JIMEX, which debuted in Japan in 2012.
It is being celebrated to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
JIMEX 22 seeks to strengthen the high level of interoperability between the maritime forces of the two countries through complex exercises in surface, sub-surface, and air domains.
The exercises were aimed at enhancing interoperability and streamlining seamanship and communication processes.
The exercise is part of the ongoing efforts between the two navies towards ensuring safe international shipping and trade in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The two countries have been conducting regular exercises in the IOR to strengthen maritime ties.
India China Disengagement: India-China soldiers retreated from Gogra-Hotspring in Ladakh, and the verification process was also completed.
On Tuesday, the armies of India and China completely retreated from near Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hotspring area of the Eastern Ladakh sector.
The armies of both countries have also completed each other’s verification process to withdraw troops from the friction point.
Government sources have given this information to a news agency.
It is to be known that the five-day process of withdrawing troops from the standoff site of the armies of both countries was completed on Monday.
Along with this, the temporary infrastructure built by the armies of both countries has also been demolished.
