JIMEX 2020: India, Japan 'non-contact' naval drill aims at China

Japan and India have no formal alliance or treaty that requires one to come to the assistance of the other in the case of aggression by a third party

While Indian and Chinese troops continue their nearly five-month-long face-off in Ladakh, the Indian Navy is training with its Japanese counterpart for the eventuality of war with China’s People’s Liberation Army (Navy), or PLA(N).
 

From Saturday to Monday, the two navies are conducting the fourth edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise, or JIMEX 2020. Conducted in the Arabian Sea, this has involved three of the Indian Navy’s most capable warships: The stealth destroyer Indian Navy Ship (INS) Chennai, frigate INS Tarkash, and fleet tanker INS Deepak. The Japanese have fielded two warships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF): The