CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Malabar Naval Exercise is held every year between India, Japan and the US alternately in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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: -The JIMEX series of exercises began in 2012 with a special focus on maritime security cooperation between India and Japan. Its last edition was conducted in October 2021 in the Arabian Sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Malabar Exercise is a multilateral naval war-gaming exercise that began in 1992. It began as a bilateral exercise between India’s and the United States’ navies.

Detailed explanation-5: -The aim of the Malabar Exercise of India, US, Japan and Australia is to coordinate for free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific.