{
  "id": 8852179,
  "title": "India-Japan air exercise Veer Guardian signals growing strategic alignment in the Indo-Pacific",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/india-japan-air-exercise-veer-guardian-signals-growing-strategic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:23:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/news/india-japan-air-exercise-veer-guardian-signals-growing-strategic-alignment-in-the-indo-pacific/articleshow/134380553.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 highlights India-Japan defence ties strengthening significantly. Japanese fighter aircraft operated from India for the first time during the exercise. This demonstrates growing trust and interoperability between the two Indo-Pacific powers. Defence technology cooperation has also gained momentum with joint projects. Both nations are committed to a free and open…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}