Exercise Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners. Originally begun in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States, Japan became a permanent partner in 2015. Past non-permanent participants include Singapore and Australia.
The annual Malabar exercises include diverse activities, ranging from fighter combat operations from aircraft carriers through maritime interdiction operations, anti-submarine warfare, diving salvage operations, amphibious operations, counter-piracy operations, cross–deck helicopter landings and anti-air warfare operations.
Commenting on the success of Malabar 2020, the Indian Navy’s Vice Adrimal, Dy Chief MS Pawar lauded the initiative. He said ‘Malabar 2020’ helps us show our combat readiness, interoperability and ability to tackle challenges in the maritime domain. It also reassures the international community of our commitment to a free, open, inclusive, & rules-based Indo- Pacific.”
Sources: Wikipedia, ANI, Indian Navy
