Malabar2020 Naval Exercise to see Australian Navy participation

This year Malabar 2020 will see the participation of the Australian Navy as well. 

• This year Malabar 2020 will see the participation of the Australian Navy as well. 
• Objective: To increase cooperation with other countries in the maritime security domain; To increase defence cooperation with Australia 
• The participants of Exercise Malabar 2020 shall engage to enhance safety and security in the maritime domain. 
• They collectively support free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and remain committed to a rules based international order.
• The Malabar series of Naval exercises started in 1992.
• It started as a bilateral Indian Navy-US Navy exercise. 
• Later on, Japan joined the Naval exercise in 2015.
• This annual exercise is expected to be held in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea later this year.