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Japan Coast Guard ship visits Chennai

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Japan Coast Guard ship visits Chennai (GS2 · IR, 7 July 2025)

What happened

  • Japan Coast Guard ship Itsukushima arrived in Chennai on 7 July 2025, ending with joint exercise “Jaa Mata” on 12 July [PIB].
  • Four ICG officers will sail to Singapore as Sea Riders [PIB].

Background

  • The visit is part of JCG’s Global Ocean Voyage Training [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Coast guard links are low-key but steady in the Indo-Pacific.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral relations and effect of policies of other countries on India

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-07): japan Coast Guard ship Itsukushima arrived in Chennai on 7 July 2025, ending with joint exercise "Jaa Mata" on 12 July.
  2. Coast guard links are low-key but steady in the Indo-Pacific.
Quotable data point

Japan Coast Guard ship Itsukushima arrived in Chennai on 7 July 2025, ending with joint exercise "Jaa Mata" on 12 July.

PIB: JCG Itsukushima in Chennai, 7 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: exercise names.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

India-Japan coast guard exercise in July 2025

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: JCG Itsukushima in Chennai, 7 Jul 2025

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