July 12 , 2020
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	- India plans to call Australia to participate in Malabar exercise.
 
	- Australia’s inclusion would be seen as a possible first step towards the militarisation of the Quad coalition.
 
	- China has opposed this in the past.
 
	- The quadrilateral formation includes Japan, India, United States and Australia.
 
	- All four nations find a common ground of being the democratic nations and common interests of unhindered maritime trade and security.
 
	- The idea was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. 
 

                                 
                            
                                
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