Q. With reference to India-Japan relations, consider the following statements:
1.India and Japan are a part of the multilateral “Malabar exercise”, including USA and Australia.
2.India and Japan share a ministerial-level 2+2 dialogue..
Select the correct code from the answers given below:
Answer: C
Notes:
- In August 2021, QUAD nations ( USA, India, Japan, Australia) participated in 25th edition of Malabar exercise. It is a multilateral war-gaming naval exercisethat was started in 1992. It began as a bilateral exercise between the navies of India and the United States.
- Since 2014, India, the US and Japan have participated in the exercise every year. In 2020 Australiajoined the Malabar Exercise on India’s request in order to contain China in the Indo-Pacific region. The first 2+2 meeting of their Foreign and Defence Ministers was held in November 2019, in New Delhi.
