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INS Sahyadri arrives in Japan for Exercise Malabar 2026
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Malabar began as India-US only in 1992: who joined later decides Quad answers
INS Sahyadri joins Exercise Malabar 2026 at Yokosuka, Japan.
Why it matters: GS-2 core
What you need to know
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INS Sahyadri, an indigenous multirole guided-missile stealth frigate (F49), arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan to take part in Exercise Malabar 2026.
Malabar began in 1992 as a bilateral India-US naval exercise and now involves India, the United States, Japan and Australia.
It is a key platform for interoperability among Quad navies.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- INS Sahyadri (F49) is an indigenous multirole guided-missile stealth frigate of the Shivalik class
- It arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, for Exercise Malabar 2026
- Malabar began in 1992 as a bilateral India-US naval exercise
- Malabar now involves India, the United States, Japan and Australia (the Quad navies)
- The exercise is a key platform for interoperability among Quad navies
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How the exam will ask it
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- Exercise Malabar began in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the United States.
- Malabar is now a multilateral exercise involving India, the United States, Japan and Australia.
- INS Sahyadri is an indigenously built guided-missile stealth frigate of the Indian Navy.
- Yokosuka Naval Base, the venue of Malabar 2026, is located in Japan.
മെയിൻസ്
GS Paper 2 (International Relations) and GS Paper 3 (Security). Issue: the Indo-Pacific's shifting maritime balance -> provision/policy: Malabar's growth from a bilateral drill into a four-nation Quad exercise, plus India's Act East and SAGAR/MAHASAGAR outlook -> implication: interoperability and maritime domain awareness, balanced against concerns of alliance-like perception and strategic autonomy -> way forward: keep exercises inclusive, deepen logistics and information-sharing pacts, and retain issue-based autonomy.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to the naval exercise Malabar, consider the following statements:
- It began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States.
- Australia has participated in every edition since its inception.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: A — Correct: 1 only — Statement 1 is correct: Malabar started in 1992 as an India-US exercise, while Australia joined much later. • 2 only — wrong: Statement 2 is wrong because Australia joined the exercise years later, so '2 only' fails. • Both 1 and 2 — wrong: Statement 2 is false, so 'both' cannot be right. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Statement 1 is true, so 'neither' is wrong.
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