New Delhi: The first phase of Malabar Naval exercise involving “Quad” countries – India, US, Japan and Australia – is set to commence off Visakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal from 3rd to 6th November 2020.
The 24th edition of the Malabar Naval exercise is scheduled in two phases in November 2020.
India has invited the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) this year to participate in the Malabar exercise in a message to China.
India, US, Japan and Australia are part of the “Quad” alliance, which Beijing considers as an anti-China grouping.
The phase 2 of the exercise is scheduled to be conducted in the Arabian Sea in mid-November 2020.
The phase-1 of MALABAR will witness participation of Indian Navy units with US Navy Ship USS John S McCain (guided-missile destroyer), Royal Australian Navy
ship HMAS Ballarat (long range frigate) with integral MH-60 helicopter, and Japan…