Sea Guardians | 09 Jan 2020

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The sixth joint naval exercise between China and Pakistan started on 6th January, 2019. It is being held in the Arabian Sea.

  • For the first time, the exercise has been named as 'Sea Guardians'.
  • 'Sea Guardians' is expected to become a series of naval exercises between China and Pakistan, similar to:
    • Warrior: Series of joint land exercises
    • Shaheen: Series of joint air exercises.

Note: 'Dharma Guardian' is the joint military exercise between India and Japan.