ICG & JCG Conduct Joint Exercise ‘Jaa Mata’ 2025 off Chennai Coast

Current Context: 'Jaa Mata', a Joint Exercise, was held from July 7–12, 2025, off the Chennai coast, marking deeper India–Japan Coast Guard cooperation.

• Japan’s JCGS Itsukushima participated under its Global Ocean Voyage Training program.
• Led by IG Datwinder Singh Saini (Coast Guard Region East) and 🇯🇵 by Vice Admiral Kanosue Hiroaki.
• Joint operations included firefighting, boarding drills, and station-keeping, alongside cultural exchanges like yoga and sports.
• Aligned with the 2006 Memorandum of Cooperation, supporting India’s SAGAR vision and the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).
• Four ICG officers joined the Japanese vessel as Sea Riders, continuing to Singapore, reinforcing personnel-level ties.

Question:

Q.1 The joint exercise ‘Jaa Mata’ (2025) was held off the coast of which Indian city?
a) Chennai
b) Kochi
c) Visakhapatnam
d) Mumbai

Answer: a) The exercise was conducted off the Chennai coast, reflecting the strategic significance of India’s eastern seaboard in Indo-Pacific engagement.