"Malabar 2024 reaffirms the Indian Navy's commitment to maritime security and cooperation among like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific," said Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy.
Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024 is set to commence on October 8 in Visakhapatnam. The exercise, which is hosted by India this year, will also have participation from Quad nations, which include Australia, Japan, and the US.
Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director of Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America, emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States for the Quad Summit was crucial for consolidating the progress made by the Quad over the past four years.
US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) met Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in his hometown, Delaware, and said that the two countries "yield remarkable results" as a part of their strong bilateral partnership.
Earlier this week, the FBI issued a warning about teams of North Korean hackers aggressively attempting to infiltrate cryptocurrency businesses and platforms by using malware to steal funds.
The United States, has condemned the "unsafe, unlawful, and aggressive conduct" by China which has a long standing defence treaty with the Philippines and has reiterated its support to Manila.
"This is not really an issue for the Kremlin, but rather an issue for analysis on the part of our military. I have no doubt that the necessary analysis will be carried out," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing
Taiwan on Sunday welcomed the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) (Japan-US "2+2") joint statement which pointed out that China is attempting to reshape the international order for its benefit.
Apparently with China's assertiveness in the East and South China seas in mind, the three countries also reaffirmed that they "strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the waters of the Indo-Pacific."
A US-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting also referred to as the "2+2" in Tokyo today was attended by the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japan Minister of Defence Kihara Minoru apart from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa.
Top defence officials from Japan, US and South Korea vowed to boost countries' trilateral relations and cooperation and achieve peace amid rising security risks from China and North Korea, Nikkei Asia reported.