Q14. Consider the following statements about Malabar Exercise:
1. The annual Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral event between the navies of India and the United States.
2. India is holding the exercise in the Bay of Bengal and alternatively in the Sea of Japan.
Which of the above are statements are incorrect?
Q14. Consider the following statements about Malabar Exercise:
1. The annual Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral event between the navies of India and the United States.
2. India is holding the exercise in the Bay of Bengal and alternatively in the Sea of Japan.
Which of the above are statements are incorrect?
The correct option is D d) None of the above
The annual Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral event between the navies of India and the United States. It was an important step in the process of reviving India’s relation with USA, as both countries had occupied opposite ends of the spectrum during the Cold War.
Malabar exercise is done annually between India and US Navy. Earlier it was carried on west coast but from 2007 onwards, India is holding exercise in Bay of Bengal and alternatively in Sea of Japan.
Japan have joined exercise 7 times before, but in 2017 they were formally inducted into the exercise. Malabar 2017 featured 95 aircraft, 16 ships and two submarines, making it one of the largest naval exercises in the region in recent times
d) None of the above
The annual Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral event between the navies of India and the United States. It was an important step in the process of reviving India’s relation with USA, as both countries had occupied opposite ends of the spectrum during the Cold War.
Malabar exercise is done annually between India and US Navy. Earlier it was carried on west coast but from 2007 onwards, India is holding exercise in Bay of Bengal and alternatively in Sea of Japan.
Japan have joined exercise 7 times before, but in 2017 they were formally inducted into the exercise. Malabar 2017 featured 95 aircraft, 16 ships and two submarines, making it one of the largest naval exercises in the region in recent times
