Malabar naval exercise

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Malabar naval exercise

Part of: GS Prelims and GS- II – International Relations; GS – III – Defence and security

In news The Quad countries — India, the U.S., Australia and Japan — will carry out the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise from August 26 to 29 off the coast of Guam amid mounting global concerns over China’s growing military muscle-flexing in the Indo-Pacific region.

  • Indian stealth frigate INS Shivalik and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt arrived in Guam, an island territory of the U.S. in the Western Pacific,
  • The Malabar-21 will witness high-tempo exercises among destroyers, frigates, corvettes, submarines, helicopters and long-range maritime patrol aircraft of the participating navies.
  • Senior officials from the Quad nations had held talks on advancing practical cooperation to achieve the goal of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
  • China has been suspicious about the purpose of the exercise as it feels that the annual war game is an effort to contain its influence in the Indo-Pacific. 

About Malabar Exercise

  • Malabar is an annual military exercise between the navies of India, Japan and the U.S. held alternately in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. 
  • The annual Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral event between the navies of India and the United States. 
  • It was expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015.
  • This year’s Malabar exercise will see participation from Australia as well.

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