Australia Joins India, US and Japan in Indian Ocean War Games

NEW DELHI – The Australian navy joined Indian, Japanese and American warships for annual Malabar exercises that began Tuesday in the Indian Ocean marking the growing strategic convergence of the four countries amid rising concerns about Chinese assertiveness in Asia.

India’s decision to include Australia for the annual drills comes in the wake of a push by Washington for deeper security collaboration in the “Quad,” the informal group that includes the United States, Japan, Australia and India as a counter to China.

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HMAS Ballarat sails with USS John S. McCain enroute to Exercise Malabar *** Local Caption *** With the motto, 'Defend the Flag'…

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