India, US in talks for Malabar joint services war game

India, US in talks for Malabar joint services war game New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) India and US are in talks to
convert its bilateral Malabar series of naval exercises into a
joint services war game involving their navies, air forces and
marine commandos.

US Pacific Command chief Admiral Robert F Willard, who
is on a two-day visit to India, said both nations' militaries
had "joint capabilities" but that needed to be practised and
hence the idea to involve both countries' air forces and
marine commandos in the exercise.
"On both sides, there has been a desire to increase
the complexity of the (Malabar) exercise and conduct it in a
more joint fashion, by which I mean combining services of the
respective nations together... the IAF and Indian Navy
conducting a joint exercise in conjunction and in our case, US
Navy and Air Force or US Marine Corps," Willard said.
The opportunity to combine services was in itself a
complexity and a challenge, he said.
Calling the 2007 multi-lateral Malabar war games
involving navies as "exceedingly effective exercises," Willard
said a repeat of the five-nation exercise needed to be
explored, keeping in mind the "sensitivities" in India, in an
apparent reference to the Left parties' vociferous protest in
this regard. (More) PTI NCB
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