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Amid Sino-India tension, biggest navy participation in Malabar exercise

Malabar will witness the participation of 95 aircraft and 17 warships

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An Indian Navy commando maintains vigil near the INS Shivalik in Chennai on Monday. The frigate is part of the India, Japan and US joint naval exercise. Photo: PTI

Ajai Shukla New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 11 2017 | 2:13 AM IST

With Indian and Chinese troops locked in confrontation in disputed territory along their border, the Indian Navy is turning out in unprecedented strength in the India-US-Japan naval exercise, Malabar, in the Bay of Bengal on July 10-17.

Nine Indian warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and a Kilo-class submarine will join American and Japanese warships in an annual exercise that is all about operational preparation against China’s increasingly aggressive navy.

In the largest-ever Malabar exercise in 2007, 26 warships had taken part, including eight Indian and 13 US Navy warships, two from the so-called Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), and

Topics : India China tension

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