Amid China’s muscle-flexing, Malabar drill to start on October 8 | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The top-notch Malabar naval exercise of India, US, Japan and Australia will kick off in the Bay of Bengal Tuesday, amid China’s continuing muscle-flexing in South China Sea and expanding strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).The 28th edition of Malabar exercise being hosted by India will be conducted off Visakhapatnam…

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Joe Biden vows ‘ironclad’ defense of Philippines, Japan as China tension mounts – Times of India

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Tokyo and Manila amid growing tensions with Beijing.“The United States’ defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” Biden said as he met Philippines President…

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China conducts military drills in South China Sea

[ad_1] The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. File | Photo Credit: AP China conducted military “combat…

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