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MALABAR EXERCISE

  • October 20, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Subject: International Relations

Context: Ministry of Defence announced that Australia will join the Malabar 2020 naval exercise.

Concept:

  • It is an annual exercise between the navies of India, Japan, and the U.S. held alternately in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
  • It began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the U.S.
  • Then it got permanently expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015.
  • With the addition of Australia, it has become a Quadilateral naval exercise between India, USA, Japan and Australia.
  • India and Japan defence forces organize a series of bilateral exercises namely, JIMEX, SHINYUU Maitri, and Dharma Guardian.
  • Whereas India and USA conduct Joint Military Exercises namely, Yudha Abhyas.
  • Other exercises between India and Australia are Pitch Black and AUSINDEX.

QUAD:

  • Quad is the informal strategic dialogue between India, the USA, Japan and Australia with a shared objective to ensure and support a free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.
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