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Bangladesh: Quad navies begin 2nd phase of Malabar exercise in Bay of Bengal
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DHAKA, 13 October 2021, (TON): The navies of Quad countries , the US, India, Japan, and Australia began the second phase of a maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal today as the chief of American naval operations arrived in New Delhi on a five-day visit.
After the first phase of the maritime exercise in the Philippines Sea in August, the current phase of the drill, named "Malabar", would build upon the synergy, coordination, and inter-operability developed during the earlier phase and focus on advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, and weapon firings among other things.
The Malabar exercises, which began as an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and the US in 1992, has seen an increase in scope and complexity over the years, reflective of Quad's commitment to supporting a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific as well as a rules-based international order, a clear reference to China's aggressive military build-up in the Indo-Pacific region.
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