MALABAR naval exercise 2020


MALABAR NAVAL EXERCISE 2020



Peace can be maintained by the powerful, not by the weak ones. That is why it is imperative to flex muscles and show it to the world that we have the capabilities to retaliate should it be needed. In this context the MALABAR exercise is relevant. We need to know about it.

   Exercise Malabar at present is a quadrilateral naval exercise involving India, the United States, Australia, and Japan.

   It began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States. Japan became a permanent partner in 2015. A past non-permanent participant was Singapore. The annual Malabar series began in 1992 and includes diverse activities, ranging from fighter combat operations from aircraft carriers through Maritime Interdiction Operations Exercises.

   The year 2020 will be the 24th edition of the Malabar exercise. It is planned in two phases. Phase-I is from November 3 to 6 near the coast of Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal by Indian Navy (IN), United States Navy (USN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Phase-II is from November 17 to 20 in the Arabian Sea.


[1]  Peri, Dinakar (31 October 2020). "Malabar 2020: the coming together of the Quad in the seas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

[2]  Malabar 2020 Naval Exercise". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[3]  The Indian Hawk, Indian Defence News (21 October 2020). "Malabar exercise: US wants Quad to be 'more regularised', China 'notices' it"The Indian Hawk. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

[4]https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/malabar-2020-the-coming-together-of-the-quad-in-the-seas/article32992805.ece

[5]  https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1665830


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