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Updated October 15th, 2019 at 20:34 IST

Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise to be conducted in Vairengte

Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise will be held from Oct 19 to Nov 2. The Indian Army and the JGSDF comprising 25 soldiers each will participate in the exercise

Reported by: Anirudha Bhakat
India
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Exercise Dharma Guardian-2019 will be conducted at the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram. The joint Military Exercise between India and Japan will commence on October 19 and will culminate on November 2. The Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF) comprising 25 soldiers each will participate in the exercise with an aim to share experience gained during various Counter-Terrorism Operations in respective countries.

Indo-Japan joint military training exercises

An annual training event, Exercise Dharma Guardian was first conducted in India in 2018. It may be noted that in the series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries, Exercise Dharma Guardian with Japan is crucial and significant in terms of the security challenges faced by both the nations in the backdrop of global terrorism. The scope of the exercise covers platoon level joint training on counter-terrorism operations in jungle and urban scenario. The joint military exercise will also enhance the level of defence co-operation between the Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF) which in turn will further foster the bilateral relations between the two nations.

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Why CIJWS Vairengte? 

Specialized in infrastructure for counter-insurgency and guerrilla warfare, the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School in Vairengte, Mizoram is a training and research establishment of the Indian Army specialising in unconventional warfare. 
Regarded as one of the premier counter-insurgency training institutions in the world, CIJWS has hosted visiting military units for training from the United States, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan, Russia, United Kingdom, Israel, France, Bangladesh and many other nations. It may also be mentioned that during Mizo Insurgency in 1966, Vairengte used to be the HQs of Mizo National Front and the Mizo National Army. It was during this period that Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who was then the GOC-in-C of Eastern Command of the Indian Army, felt the need of guerrilla warfare in the Indian Army and proposed setting up of the CIJWS. Initially, it started in Jowai, Meghalaya but was later shifted to Vairengte in 1970, years after the Indian Army recaptured Vairengte from the Mizo insurgents.

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Published October 15th, 2019 at 17:01 IST

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