Exercise MALABAR * It is an annual exercise between the navie | UPSC Civil Services (IAS)
Exercise MALABAR
* It is an annual exercise between the navies of India, Japan, and the U.S. held alternately in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
* It began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the U.S.
* Then it got permanently expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015.
# India and Japan defence forces organize a series of bilateral exercises namely, JIMEX, SHINYUU Maitri, and Dharma Guardian.
# Whereas India and USA conduct Joint Military Exercises namely, Yudha Abhyas.
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