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Detailed explanation-1: -Exercise Malabar is a naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malabar series of exercises began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the navies of India and US and gained further prominence with joining of the navies of Australia and Japan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan will host the 2022 edition of the Malabar naval exercise consisting of India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. in the second week of November, according to official sources.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 26th edition of the quadrilateral maritime drill, Exercise Malabar among the navies of the Quad countries - India, the United States, Japan and Australia - culminated in the seas off the coast of Japan on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Malabar series of exercises began as an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and the US in 1992. Japan joined the Naval Exercises in 2015.