ASIA PACIFIC
- BAY OF BENGAL: Australia sends signal to China as it rejoins US, Japan and India for Malabar naval exercise. It shows strength after deterioration in ties between the four nations and Beijing. The Malabar exercise will see warships exercising in the Bay of Bengal near the Malacca Strait, a natural choke point and later in the Arabian Sea, along some of the world’s busiest trade routes.
SOURCES: SCMP – STRAITSTIMES
MORE GEOPOLITICAL NEWS:
FREE SUBSCRIPTION
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.
