The Naval Strength Of The Quad Countries Will Be Seen
The naval strength of the quad countries will be seen, For the first time, Australia also joined the Malabar exercise, bypassing China’s objection.
India has also announced the inclusion of Australia in its much-publicized naval exercise, Malabar 2020, amid continuing military escalation from China in eastern Ladakh.
India has given a clear indication of a new round of strategic and strategic partnerships by the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) countries, bypassing China’s objections and making Australia a part of the Malabar naval exercise again.
For the first time, the navies of the four countries together
This will be the first time that the navies of the four countries of the quad, India, US, Japan, and Australia will conduct maneuvers simultaneously.
In the first week of October, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Quad countries was discussed to include Australia in the Malabar exercise. Then India had given positive signs, but China objected to this.
Dragon scared of solidarity of Quad countries
Indeed, for its aggressive naval activities in the South China Sea, China considers the naval solidarity of the quad countries a serious challenge.
The Indian Defense Ministry said that India wants to increase cooperation with other countries in the field of maritime security. That is why the Australian Navy has been called into the Malabar exercise.
America showed enthusiasm
The strategic-diplomatic importance of India’s declaration can be understood from the fact that the US Navy has also shown its enthusiasm. He said that the coming together of the four countries was four times the maritime strength.
Australia participated in the Malabar exercise in 2007 but withdrew after objections from China. However, he had wanted to be a part of the practice for some time after China’s growing zeal and relationship with him.
India wants to increase cooperation
The Defense Ministry said in its statement, ‘India wants to increase cooperation with other countries in the field of maritime security.
The Australian Navy’s participation in the Malabar-2020 Naval Maneuver will be seen in the wake of increased cooperation in defense with Australia.
The scheme of maneuvers focuses on the topic ‘no contact at sea’. This exercise will strengthen coordination among the Allied Navy.
There will be practice in November
The Malabar naval exercise began in 1992 between the Indo-US. Japan became part of it in 2015. The exercise will take place between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea in November this year.
This annual exercise took place on the Guam coast of the Philippines in 2018 and in Japan in 2019.
