{"id":13817,"date":"2025-11-10T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13817"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:34:32","slug":"exercise-malabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-malabar\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Malabar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise Malabar Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri is at Guam in the Northern Pacific for participation in the multilateral Exercise Malabar-2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise Malabar<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was started in <\/span><b>1992 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a <\/span><b>bilateral naval exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between <\/span><b>India and US navy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Malabar Exercise in the Bay of Bengal took place in 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>expanded into a trilateral<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> format with the <\/span><b>inclusion of Japan in 2015.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In 2020,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Australian Navy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> joined the Malabar Exercise, making it a quadrilateral naval exercise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes <\/span><b>place annually in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans alternatively.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has evolved into a <\/span><b>key multilateral event<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aimed at <\/span><b>enhancing interoperability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fostering mutual understanding, and addressing shared maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Exercise Malabar-2025<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It involves <\/span><b>two phases<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Harbour Phase:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will feature <\/span><b>operational planning and discussions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, alignment on communication protocols, familiarisation visits between participating nations, and sports fixtures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Sea Phase:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Following the harbour phase, all participating units will proceed in this phase, wherein ships and aircraft will take part in <\/span><b>naval drills, focusing on joint fleet operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, anti-submarine warfare, gunnery serials and flying operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2188052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise Malabar was started in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between India and US navy. 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