Question: Which of the following country’s naval armies were participated in 19th edition of ‘Exercise Malabar 2015’?
a. India, America and Sri Lanka
b. India, America and Maldives
c. India , America and Israel
d. India ,America and Japan
Ans (d)
Related Facts:
- MALABAR-15, the 19th edition of the exercise, was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 14 -19 October 2015.
- In this exercise Indian Navy and the US Naval Forces, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) participated.
- This exercise Initiated in 1992, as a bilateral exercise between the Indian and US Navies in which Japan was invited to participate.
- The 18th edition of the exercise was held in the Western Pacific in July 2014 in which Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) was invited to participate.
Reference:
http://indiannavy.nic.in/hi/node/4432
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128755
http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/pr101415.html
http://news.usni.org/2015/10/16/u-s-india-and-japan-participating-in-annual-malabar-exercise-in-bay-of-bengal