 | China playing victim card to justify military buildup: India as Beijing decries 'Malabar Exercise'This was the first time that four big democratic nations — the US, Japan, Australia and India — termed as Quad got together for the exercise. |
| Malabar exercises over amid LAC standoff, INS Vikramaditya flexes muscleAs per the Indian navy, the exercise reflected the commitment of the participating countries to support a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and a rules-based international order. |
 | Important 24th Malabar Exercise concludesThe Malabar series of exercises, which began as an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and the US in 1992, has seen increasing scope and complexity over the years. |
 | China hopes Malabar naval drills will be conducive to peace, not contraryThe first phase of the Malabar exercises is due to begin in the Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast on Tuesday and end on November 6. |
| Amid LAC standoff, first phase of Malabar exercise begins on Tuesday in Bay of BengalThe exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in a nearly six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh that has significantly strained their ties. |
 | First phase of Malabar exercise to take place from Nov 3-6 in Bay of BengalThe Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. |
 | With Australia on board, first Quad power play in Malabar drillThe invitation by India to the Australian Navy for the exercise next month came two weeks after the foreign ministers of the Quad held extensive talks in Tokyo. |
 | Malabar Naval Exercise to include Australian Navy with Japan and the USThe US and Japan are the other countries that participate in the annual exercise, which is likely to take place next month in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea |
