Home  /  Daily Current Affairs  /  13-10-2021 / Expansion of Malabar Exercise

Expansion of Malabar Exercise

Posted on October 13, 2021 by admin1  380

In News

  • The expansion of the Malabar naval exercise in the future is a possibility as Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral.

Second Phase of Malabar Exercises

  • Phase­ I of Malabar was held in August and hosted by the U.S. Navy near Guam. 
  • Phase ­II is being held between 12 to 15 October in the Bay of Bengal.
    • Phase­II would build upon the synergy, coordination and interoperability developed during Phase­I of the exercise.
    • It would also focus on advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, seamanship evolutions and weapon firings. 
  • The 25th edition of Malabar, being conducted in 2 phases while observing all protocols during the pandemic.
  • It is reflective of the commitment of the participating countries to support a free, open, inclusive Indo­Pacific as well as a rules ­based international order.

Aim of the Malabar Exercise

  • Inter-operable Airfields, Ports and Refuelling Capabilities
    • These exercises will help in materialising the agreements regarding communications and logistics.
    • They will make the two sides more inter­ operable.

Logistics and Communication Military Cooperation Agreements with USA

  • India has signed all four foundational agreements with the USA.
    • General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA)
      • It was signed a long time ago.
      • Recently, an extension to it, the Industrial Security Annex (ISA), was signed in 2019.
    • Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016, 
    • Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) in 2018 
    • Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo­Spatial cooperation (BECA) in 2020.

Plans of Future Expansion

  • Cyber Warfare:
    • Cyber would be among an area that is being discussed to be refined in terms of working together as well as high ­end operations.
    • It may be deployed in the air, on the sea and under the sea.
  • Inclusion of UK:
    • After the AUKUS Pact, UK may also be invited to join the Malabar.
    • Although any decision on it will have to be taken by the four Quad member countries.

For more details on QUAD, please refer to the link.

Source: TH

 
Previous article International Energy Agency (IEA)
Next article Kunming Declaration