Japan and the US will take part. Given the rising tensions in the South China Sea, the Malabar exercises are expected to include anti-submarine warfare and surveillance. The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) has participated in the MALABAR exercise in 2007, 2009, 2014 prior and was included as a regular member in the exercise from 2015 onwards. JMSDF participated in MALABAR 15 and 16 held in the Bay of Bengal and Western Pacific respectively.
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Chief of the Naval Staff, admiral Sunil Lanba will travel to Japan to meet officials from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japanese ministry of defence to consolidate existing Maritime Cooperation initiatives as well as explore new avenues. Japan has emerged as a close partner of India in recent years, with the two nations coll
aborating on nuclear energy and military cooperation. Lanba's official visit coincides with preparations for the next edition of the Malabar exercise where India,
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