<p>India, Australia, Japan, and the United States began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea, with all four countries keeping a wary eye on China's growing military power.</p>

<p>The mega exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in an over six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh.</p>

<p>The four nations make up the so-called&nbsp;Quad&nbsp;group (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), established in 2007 to counter growing Chinese influence. &nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/second-phase-of-malabar-exercise-begins-in-northern-arabian-sea-343766" hreflang="en">Second phase of Malabar exercise begins in northern Arabian Sea</a></strong></p>

<p>Indian Navy's fleet tanker ship INS Deepak carried out wargame drills during the second phase of the ongoing exercise joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Earlier,&nbsp;Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya carried out wargame drills along with US-made supercarrier USS Nimitz and Japanese and Australian warships during the second phase of joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.</p>

<p><strong>Also see|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/malabar-military-exercise-2020-india-us-japan-australian-navies-to-set-sail-339090" hreflang="en">Malabar military exercise 2020: India, US, Japan &amp; Australian navies to set sail</a></strong></p>

<p>India, the United States, Japan, and Australia began their largest joint naval exercises in over a decade earlier this month, seen as part of efforts to balance China's vast military and economic power in the region.</p>

<p>The annual "Malabar" wargames that India holds with the United States and Japan have been expanded to include Australia this year to cover all members of the&nbsp;Quad, an informal group of the four largest democracies in the Indo-Pacific.</p>

<p>The first phase of the Malabar exercise took place in the Bay of Bengal from November 3 to 6 and featured a number of complex drills including anti-submarine and anti-air warfare operations.</p>

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<p>The Australian Navy has deployed its HMAS Ballarat, an Anzac-class frigate while the Japanese Navy has sent its leading destroyer JS Murasame for the exercise.</p>

<p>This exercise is involving coordinated operations of increasing complexity among the navies of the four countries which are part of the Quad or Quadrilateral Coalition, officials said.</p>

<p>"The two carriers, along with other ships, submarines, and aircraft of the participating navies, would be engaged in high-intensity naval operations over four days," the Indian Navy said on Monday.</p>

<p>A carrier battle group or carrier strike group is a mega naval fleet comprising an aircraft carrier, accompanied by a large number of destroyers, frigates and other ships.</p>

<p>The Navy said the exercise will include cross-deck flying operations and advanced air defence exercises by MIG 29K fighters of Vikramaditya and F-18 fighters and E2C Hawkeye from Nimitz.</p>

<p>Apart from Vikramaditya and its fighter and helicopter air-wings, the Indian Navy is also deploying destroyers Kolkata and Chennai, stealth frigate Talwar and fleet support ship Deepak in the exercise.</p>

<p>The Indian contingent is being led by Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet.</p>

<p>Last month, India announced that Australia will be part of the Malabar exercise which effectively made it a drill by all four member nations of the Quad which is primarily focusing on containing China's military expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region.</p>

<p>China has been suspicious about the purpose of the Malabar exercise as it feels that the annual war game is an effort to contain its influence in the Indo-Pacific region.</p>

<p>The Global Times ran a piece that said the exercise "is an obvious step toward the establishment of a mini-version of NATO in Asia."</p>

<p>The invitation by India to the Australian Navy for the exercise came two weeks after foreign ministers of the 'Quad' member nations held extensive talks in Tokyo with a focus on enhancing their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.</p>

<p>The Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. Japan became a permanent member of the exercise in 2015.</p>


India, Australia, Japan, and the United States began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea, with all four countries keeping a wary eye on China's growing military power.

India, Australia, Japan, and the United States began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea, with all four countries keeping a wary eye on China's growing military power. The mega exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in an over six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The four nations make up the so-called Quad group (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), established in 2007 to counter growing Chinese influence. Also read: Second phase of Malabar exercise begins in northern Arabian Sea Indian Navy's fleet tanker ship INS Deepak carried out wargame drills during the second phase of the ongoing exercise joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday. Earlier, Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya carried out wargame drills along with US-made supercarrier USS Nimitz and Japanese and Australian warships during the second phase of joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. Also see| Malabar military exercise 2020: India, US, Japan & Australian navies to set sail India, the United States, Japan, and Australia began their largest joint naval exercises in over a decade earlier this month, seen as part of efforts to balance China's vast military and economic power in the region. The annual "Malabar" wargames that India holds with the United States and Japan have been expanded to include Australia this year to cover all members of the Quad, an informal group of the four largest democracies in the Indo-Pacific. The first phase of the Malabar exercise took place in the Bay of Bengal from November 3 to 6 and featured a number of complex drills including anti-submarine and anti-air warfare operations. × The Australian Navy has deployed its HMAS Ballarat, an Anzac-class frigate while the Japanese Navy has sent its leading destroyer JS Murasame for the exercise. This exercise is involving coordinated operations of increasing complexity among the navies of the four countries which are part of the Quad or Quadrilateral Coalition, officials said. "The two carriers, along with other ships, submarines, and aircraft of the participating navies, would be engaged in high-intensity naval operations over four days," the Indian Navy said on Monday. A carrier battle group or carrier strike group is a mega naval fleet comprising an aircraft carrier, accompanied by a large number of destroyers, frigates and other ships. The Navy said the exercise will include cross-deck flying operations and advanced air defence exercises by MIG 29K fighters of Vikramaditya and F-18 fighters and E2C Hawkeye from Nimitz. Apart from Vikramaditya and its fighter and helicopter air-wings, the Indian Navy is also deploying destroyers Kolkata and Chennai, stealth frigate Talwar and fleet support ship Deepak in the exercise. The Indian contingent is being led by Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet. Last month, India announced that Australia will be part of the Malabar exercise which effectively made it a drill by all four member nations of the Quad which is primarily focusing on containing China's military expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region. China has been suspicious about the purpose of the Malabar exercise as it feels that the annual war game is an effort to contain its influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The Global Times ran a piece that said the exercise "is an obvious step toward the establishment of a mini-version of NATO in Asia." The invitation by India to the Australian Navy for the exercise came two weeks after foreign ministers of the 'Quad' member nations held extensive talks in Tokyo with a focus on enhancing their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. The Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. Japan became a permanent member of the exercise in 2015.

Malabar exercise: Quad evolving from an informal partnership to a strategic alliance

<p>The Malabar Naval Exercise being conducted by India, Japan and the United States is a &quot;strategic message&quot; to China, a top US official said on Monday.</p>

<p>&quot;I would like to say this is a strategic message to China. It (the message) would also be the same to Canada or to the Republic of Korea or to Australia or to any other maritime force,&quot; US Navy Commander, Rear Admiral William D Byrne Jr told the press after the inauguration of the five-day Malabar Naval Exercise, here.</p>

<p>&quot;Operating together and practising together is a good thing. It is because -- we are better together and we learn from each other. We know who we are and what is our capability. That is the strategic message to the entire world. I think, we are setting a great example here in Malabar (exercise) 2017&quot;, he added.</p>

<p>Asked whether the exercise had anything to do with the situation prevailing around North Korea, the US Commander said, &quot;There are certainly global threats. Malabar is not focused on any specified threat. It is directed towards three countries India, Japan and United States. It is not directed towards any specific country or threat.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>A top official of the Indian Navy, however, clarified that the naval drill had nothing to do with the the stand-off between India and China in Doklam near Sikkim.</p>

<p>&quot;The Process of Malabar exercise starts a year before ( its scheduled beginning) and the initial planning takes place six months in advance. The stand-off you are talking about has got nothing to do with the Malabar exercise,&quot; Indian Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, HCS Bisht said.</p>

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<p>The three countries have deployed warships, submarines and aircraft in the seven-day naval drill.</p>

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<p>India and the US had kicked off the Malabar exercise back in 1994, this is the 21st edition of the drills.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&ldquo;Indian, Japanese and US maritime forces have a common understanding and knowledge of a shared working environment at sea. Each iteration of this exercise helps to advance the level of understanding between our sailors, and we hope to be able to continue this process over time,&rdquo; the US navy statement said.</p>

<p>The naval exercise was spearheaded by India&#39;s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, Japan&#39;s largest warship JS Izumo, and US carrier Nimitz.</p>

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<p>America&#39;s guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, guided-missile destroyers USS Howard and USS Shoup and USS Kidd will be part of the drill, the US has informed.</p>

<p>According to media reports, Indian Navy&#39;s two Shivalik class multi-role frigates, a Kora class missile frigate, two destroyers, P8I maritime surveillance aircraft, anti-submarine warfare corvettes, tanker INS Jyoti and the nuclear submarine will also be part of the exercise. Japan is sending its destroyer JS Sazanami for the Malabar exercise.</p>

<p>India&#39;s neighbour China is keeping a close vigil over the Malabar exercise by deploying surveillance ship even as the Chinese foreign ministry in a statement said, &quot;no objection to normal bilateral relations and cooperation among relevant countries&#39; but &#39;hope[s] this kind of relations and cooperation is not directed at any third party and conducive to regional peace and stability.&quot;</p>

<p>China&#39;s state-run media is&nbsp;also weary of the Malabar exercise with an English language newspaper raising &quot;concern&quot; over the tri-nation naval drill.</p>

<p>India and China have been involved in an aggressive border row in Doka La area near the Bhutan tri-junction in the past one month. Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Doka La, while China claims it is part of its Donglang region.</p>


The three countries deployed warships, submarines and aircraft in the seven-day naval drill

The Malabar Naval Exercise being conducted by India, Japan and the United States is a "strategic message" to China, a top US official said on Monday. "I would like to say this is a strategic message to China. It (the message) would also be the same to Canada or to the Republic of Korea or to Australia or to any other maritime force," US Navy Commander, Rear Admiral William D Byrne Jr told the press after the inauguration of the five-day Malabar Naval Exercise, here. "Operating together and practising together is a good thing. It is because -- we are better together and we learn from each other. We know who we are and what is our capability. That is the strategic message to the entire world. I think, we are setting a great example here in Malabar (exercise) 2017", he added. Asked whether the exercise had anything to do with the situation prevailing around North Korea, the US Commander said, "There are certainly global threats. Malabar is not focused on any specified threat. It is directed towards three countries India, Japan and United States. It is not directed towards any specific country or threat." A top official of the Indian Navy, however, clarified that the naval drill had nothing to do with the the stand-off between India and China in Doklam near Sikkim. "The Process of Malabar exercise starts a year before ( its scheduled beginning) and the initial planning takes place six months in advance. The stand-off you are talking about has got nothing to do with the Malabar exercise," Indian Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, HCS Bisht said. #Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force begins #Malabar 2017 https://t.co/PGkHpE3Z0G pic.twitter.com/8D0hkcls5r — 7th Fleet (@US7thFleet) July 10, 2017 × The three countries have deployed warships, submarines and aircraft in the seven-day naval drill. #Malabar2017 Media fraternity onboard visiting ships at Chennai - came in full force for interaction with Senior Commanders of IN,USN &JMSDF pic.twitter.com/5KcGrIm1gd — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) July 10, 2017 × India and the US had kicked off the Malabar exercise back in 1994, this is the 21st edition of the drills. “Indian, Japanese and US maritime forces have a common understanding and knowledge of a shared working environment at sea. Each iteration of this exercise helps to advance the level of understanding between our sailors, and we hope to be able to continue this process over time,” the US navy statement said. The naval exercise was spearheaded by India's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, Japan's largest warship JS Izumo, and US carrier Nimitz. India, US and Japan participate in 'Exercise Malabar' a joint naval exercise conducted in Bay of Bengal #Malabar2017 pic.twitter.com/cyAkRgniJN — ANI (@ANI_news) July 10, 2017 × America's guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, guided-missile destroyers USS Howard and USS Shoup and USS Kidd will be part of the drill, the US has informed. According to media reports, Indian Navy's two Shivalik class multi-role frigates, a Kora class missile frigate, two destroyers, P8I maritime surveillance aircraft, anti-submarine warfare corvettes, tanker INS Jyoti and the nuclear submarine will also be part of the exercise. Japan is sending its destroyer JS Sazanami for the Malabar exercise. India's neighbour China is keeping a close vigil over the Malabar exercise by deploying surveillance ship even as the Chinese foreign ministry in a statement said, "no objection to normal bilateral relations and cooperation among relevant countries' but 'hope[s] this kind of relations and cooperation is not directed at any third party and conducive to regional peace and stability." China's state-run media is also weary of the Malabar exercise with an English language newspaper raising "concern" over the tri-nation naval drill. India and China have been involved in an aggressive border row in Doka La area near the Bhutan tri-junction in the past one month. Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Doka La, while China claims it is part of its Donglang region.

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