Australian PM Anthony Albanese meets Quad naval leaders participating in Exercise Malabar

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Canberra [Australia], August 14 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister on Sunday said that the navies of India, Japan, US and Australia (Quad) are participating in Exercise Malabar..

He met naval leaders of four nations and noted that the Exercise Malabar for the first time is being held in Australia.. Australian PM Albanese and Deputy PM Richard Marles welcomed naval leaders from all four nations in Sydney..

The naval forces of the United States, Japan, Australia and India began their Malabar joint defence exercise in Sydney on Friday, marking the first time Australia has hosted the war games amid Chinas growing assertiveness in the region...

Malabar series of maritime exercises began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and the US Navy, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release earlier..

Indian Navys indigenous frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata are participating in Exercise Malabar 2023 in Sydney from August 11-21 along with ships and aircraft from the US Navy (USN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)...

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