(a) whether India, America and Japan did naval war exercise in July 2017;
(b) if so, the possibility of strengthening the military alliance among these three countries by this military exercise; and
(c) the number of planes and ships of India, America and Japan included in this naval military exercise, separately?
MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) to (c): The Navies of India, USA and Japan conducted 21st edition of Naval Exercise MALABAR 2017 from 09-17 July 2017 at Chennai. The MALABAR exercise aims to improve interoperability between participating Navies. A total of 16 Ships, 02 Submarines and 95 aircrafts of three Navies participated in the exercise.
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