Quad Nations Malabar Exercise

The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries - India, the US, Australia and Japan - began on Thursday off the coast of Guam in the backdrop of a resolve by the four nations to solidify cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

India, US, Japan, and Australia will come together to participate in a joint military exercise, Malabar 2020, which begins on Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal and will be carried out in two phases this month.

China today said it has "taken note" of India's announcement that Australia will join the annual Malabar naval exercises along with the US and Japan, underlining that military cooperation should be "conducive" to regional peace and stability.

Australia will participate in the Malabar naval exercise next month involving India, the US and Japan that will bring the four key defence partners and democracies in the region together, demonstrating their collective resolve to support an open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries - India, the US, Australia and Japan - began on Thursday off the coast of Guam in the backdrop of a resolve by the four nations to solidify cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

India, US, Japan, and Australia will come together to participate in a joint military exercise, Malabar 2020, which begins on Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal and will be carried out in two phases this month.

China today said it has "taken note" of India's announcement that Australia will join the annual Malabar naval exercises along with the US and Japan, underlining that military cooperation should be "conducive" to regional peace and stability.

Australia will participate in the Malabar naval exercise next month involving India, the US and Japan that will bring the four key defence partners and democracies in the region together, demonstrating their collective resolve to support an open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.