New Delhi: India is yet to formally invite Australia to the Malabar naval exercise, even as tensions between New Delhi and Beijing continue to soar. Talks are also on over whether or not the annual naval exercise should be postponed this year, ThePrint has learnt.
According to top Indian diplomatic and defence sources, New Delhi has not yet officially communicated to Canberra whether it can be part of the annual Malabar exercise that takes place between India, Japan and the US.
This comes at a time when India is engaged in a major border standoff with China, touted as the most serious challenge New Delhi faced since the 1962 war, in the Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Read more…
