India conducts Military Exercise in Malabar amid tension with China

The first phase of the Malabar Naval Exercise of India, US, Japan and Australia has started from Tuesday amidst the ongoing deadlock in eastern Ladakh. It started in Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal. This exercise demonstrates the strategic relationship between these four countries.

China is skeptical about the purpose of the Malabar practice, as it feels that this annual exercise is an attempt to control its influence in the Indo-Pacific region.