Malabar Exercise
Why is it in news?
- Members are considering admission of Australia into Malabar exercise.
Malabar Exercise:
- Malabar began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the U.S. in 1992, and was expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015.
- Australia has made repeated requests for admission into this exercise.
- The decision, if taken, could bring all Quad countries together as part of the annual war games.