Australia hosts 'Exercise Malabar' for the first time, invests in Navy to-Navy relationship with India

For the first time in history, Australia is hosting Exercise Malabar, an Indo-pacific maritime exercise between India, Australia, United States and Japan. According to Dr Dalbir Ahlawat, a senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, these warfare exercises are crucial to fortify the bilateral defence and strategic ties between India and Australia.

(L-R) The Indian Navy, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, Royal Australian Navy, Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Christopher Smith AM, CSM, RAN, United States Navy, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, and Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force, Vice Admiral Akira Saito attend the official guest book signing during their visit to Fleet Headquarters at HMAS Kuttabul. Credit: Supplied by the Department of Defence

Watch Malabar Exercise 2023 video here.

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