Japan likely to be part of Indo-US Naval drill ‘Malabar’

News:

• Malabar is an annual naval training exercise conducted by Indian and American navies, which includes fighter combat operations from aircraft carriers and other manoeuvres.
• A decision has been taken after the three countries held their first ever high-level trilateral dialogue to include Japan in the bilateral naval exercise ‘Malabar’, to be held in Bay of Bengal.
• They discussed a range of issues, maritime security, including freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and trilateral maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, topped the agenda.
• Japan had last taken part in the Malabar hosted by India in 2007.

Source: DefenceNews