The MALABAR exercises are held to enhance the synergy, interoperability and coordination between the navies of the Quad member-nations - the United States, India, Japan and Australia.
High tempo of fighter flying operations from the deck of aircraft carriers, INS Vikramaditya and USS Nimitz carrying out 'Malabar-2020' war games.
The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan on Tuesday began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea involving two aircraft carriers and a number of frontline warships, submarines and maritime reconnaissance aircraft, officials said.
The exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in a nearly six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh that has significantly strained their ties. Japan, Australia and the US are also having friction with China in the last few months over a variety of issues.
The first segment of the exercise will be from Nov 3 to 6 while the second phase of the drill is scheduled to be held from November 17 to 20 in the Arabian sea.
The mega drill by the 'Quad' or Quadrilateral coalition is likely to take place in November in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
India, Japan and the US are bound by "shared values and interests" and their trilateral 'Malabar' naval exercise improves the capability of the navies to face "21st century challenges", a top American lawmaker has said
The 21st edition of the three-nation Malabar Naval Exercise involving India, Japan and the US began today and will continue till July 17.
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