Question: Recently the 15th edition of bilateral exercise titled ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’ has begun off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the Bay of Bengal. This is held between Coast Guards of the following two countries?
(a) India-Sri Lanka
(b) India-Japan
(c) India-Seychelles
(d) India-Pakistan
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- The Coast Guards of India and Japan on 15 January 2016 conducted their 15th joint exercise off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the Bay of Bengal.
- India’s Coast Guard vessel Samudra Pehredar and the Japanese vessel Echigo were berthed at Chennai Port for the bilateral training called Sahyog-Kaijin 2016.
- The exercise would be jointly witnessed by the Director General, Coast Guard, Vice Admiral Bisht, and Vice Amdiral Hideyo Hanamizu, Vice commandant of the Japanese Coast Guard besides other top officials.
- The highlight of the joint exercise was anti-piracy. However, search and rescue operations and interoperability between the two forces was also given emphasis.
- India was represented by (Indian coast guard ships) ICGS Samudra Paheredar, ICGS Sarang, ICGS Vishwast, ICGS Rajtarang, ICGS Rajkamal and a Dornier Do 226 and Chetak helicopters in ‘Sahyog-Kaijin-XV’.
- Japan Coast Guard’s JCGS Echigo with its integral helicopter took part in the exercise.
- The Sahayog-Kaijin is a bilateral exercise, which is a part of the cooperative arrangements between two Coast Guards for the last 15 years.
- The exercise is also a part of the Memorandum on Cooperation, which was signed between India and Japan in 2006.
- It is a biennial bilateral exercise and the venue shifts in both countries on alternate occasions.
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