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.





Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 2nd Oct 2020