The Quad Summit in Sydney has been cancelled, but the powerful navies of the United States, India, Australia, and Japan will participate in advanced Malabar 2023 exercises off Australia's east coast from August 11 to 22 this year, practising interoperability, sea deterrence, and sea denial in order to ensure freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific.

Malabar exercise 2023 to take place between August 11-22, Quad navies to participate

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be meeting his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, next week amid rising tensions with China, top State Department official Donald Lu said.

Antony Blinken to meet Quad counterparts in New Delhi amid rising tensions with China: Official

Japan had the centre stage in Quad's state of affairs this week in the wake of Tokyo's publicised aim of doubling its defence spending to about 2 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through 2027.

White House official echoes ‘larger, responsible role’ for India in US foreign policy

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Malabar exercise 2023 to take place between August 11-22, Quad navies to participate

Antony Blinken to meet Quad counterparts in New Delhi amid rising tensions with China: Official

White House official echoes ‘larger, responsible role’ for India in US foreign policy