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 The Hindu Analysis: 20 July 2020
 
 
 1) Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad-
  GS 2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
 India and/or a?ecting India’s interests
  
 
 CONTEXT:
1.   There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite
  Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later this
 year.
2.   Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and the United
 States in the Bay of Bengal.
3.   It appears a green signal to Australia could soon be given, making it
  the ?rst time since 2007 that all members of Quad will participate in
 a joint military drill, aimed ostensibly(apparently) at China.
  
 
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 The Hindu Analysis: 20 July 2020
 
 
 1) Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad-
  GS 2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
 India and/or a?ecting India’s interests
  
 
 CONTEXT:
1.   There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite
  Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later this
 year.
2.   Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and the United
 States in the Bay of Bengal.
3.   It appears a green signal to Australia could soon be given, making it
  the ?rst time since 2007 that all members of Quad will participate in
 a joint military drill, aimed ostensibly(apparently) at China.
  
 
 
 
  
 POSSIBLE CONFLICT POINT:
1.   Beijing has long opposed a coalition of democracies in the
 Indo-Paci?c region.
2.   The Chinese leadership sees the maritime Quadrilateral as an
 Asian-NATO that seeks only to contain China’s rise.
3.   Earlier last week, the Chinese communist party’s mouthpiece, noted
  that at a time of strained bilateral ties with China, India’s intention
  to involve Australia in the Malabar drill could only be construed as a
 move directed against Beijing.
4.   Expectedly, Indian commentators welcomed the development,
 hailing it as a long overdue move.
 
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 The Hindu Analysis: 20 July 2020
 
 
 1) Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad-
  GS 2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
 India and/or a?ecting India’s interests
  
 
 CONTEXT:
1.   There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite
  Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later this
 year.
2.   Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and the United
 States in the Bay of Bengal.
3.   It appears a green signal to Australia could soon be given, making it
  the ?rst time since 2007 that all members of Quad will participate in
 a joint military drill, aimed ostensibly(apparently) at China.
  
 
 
 
  
 POSSIBLE CONFLICT POINT:
1.   Beijing has long opposed a coalition of democracies in the
 Indo-Paci?c region.
2.   The Chinese leadership sees the maritime Quadrilateral as an
 Asian-NATO that seeks only to contain China’s rise.
3.   Earlier last week, the Chinese communist party’s mouthpiece, noted
  that at a time of strained bilateral ties with China, India’s intention
  to involve Australia in the Malabar drill could only be construed as a
 move directed against Beijing.
4.   Expectedly, Indian commentators welcomed the development,
 hailing it as a long overdue move.
 
 
5.   Following the stand-o? in Ladakh, many Indian analysts believe the
  time is right for India to shed(give up) its traditional defensiveness in
 the maritime domain.
6.   The realists advocate an alliance with the U.S., Japan and Australia
 to counter Chinese moves in the Indian Ocean.
7. Yet, Indian decision-makers have reason to be cautious.
8.   At a time when India and China are negotiating a truce(to stop
  ?ghting) on the border in Eastern Ladakh, New Delhi’s invitation to
  Australia to participate in the Malabar exercise sends contrary
 signals to Beijing.
9.   If China responded churlishly(rudely) through aggressive posturing
  in the Eastern Indian Ocean, it could needlessly open up a new front
 in the India-China con?ict.
  
 THE PROSPECT OF MODEST GAINS:
1.   Indian decision-makers should also re?ect on the strategic rationale
 of the military-Quad.
2.   U.S. and its Paci?c partner’s principal motivation in forming a
  maritime coalition is to implement a ‘rules-based order’ in the
 Indo-Paci?c littorals.
3.   India’s priority is to acquire strategic capabilities to counter a
 Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
4.   While India has acquired airborne surveillance assets from the U.S.,
  the Indian Navy is yet to develop the undersea capability to
 deter(prevent) Chinese submarines in the eastern Indian Ocean.
5.   With U.S. defence companies hesitant to part with proprietary
  technology — in particular, vital anti-submarine warfare tech — the
  pay-o? for New Delhi, in exchange for signing up the ‘military-quad’ ,
 is modest.
6.   Maritime watchers know cooperation with the U.S. and Japan
 
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 The Hindu Analysis: 20 July 2020
 
 
 1) Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad-
  GS 2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
 India and/or a?ecting India’s interests
  
 
 CONTEXT:
1.   There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite
  Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later this
 year.
2.   Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and the United
 States in the Bay of Bengal.
3.   It appears a green signal to Australia could soon be given, making it
  the ?rst time since 2007 that all members of Quad will participate in
 a joint military drill, aimed ostensibly(apparently) at China.
  
 
 
 
  
 POSSIBLE CONFLICT POINT:
1.   Beijing has long opposed a coalition of democracies in the
 Indo-Paci?c region.
2.   The Chinese leadership sees the maritime Quadrilateral as an
 Asian-NATO that seeks only to contain China’s rise.
3.   Earlier last week, the Chinese communist party’s mouthpiece, noted
  that at a time of strained bilateral ties with China, India’s intention
  to involve Australia in the Malabar drill could only be construed as a
 move directed against Beijing.
4.   Expectedly, Indian commentators welcomed the development,
 hailing it as a long overdue move.
 
 
5.   Following the stand-o? in Ladakh, many Indian analysts believe the
  time is right for India to shed(give up) its traditional defensiveness in
 the maritime domain.
6.   The realists advocate an alliance with the U.S., Japan and Australia
 to counter Chinese moves in the Indian Ocean.
7. Yet, Indian decision-makers have reason to be cautious.
8.   At a time when India and China are negotiating a truce(to stop
  ?ghting) on the border in Eastern Ladakh, New Delhi’s invitation to
  Australia to participate in the Malabar exercise sends contrary
 signals to Beijing.
9.   If China responded churlishly(rudely) through aggressive posturing
  in the Eastern Indian Ocean, it could needlessly open up a new front
 in the India-China con?ict.
  
 THE PROSPECT OF MODEST GAINS:
1.   Indian decision-makers should also re?ect on the strategic rationale
 of the military-Quad.
2.   U.S. and its Paci?c partner’s principal motivation in forming a
  maritime coalition is to implement a ‘rules-based order’ in the
 Indo-Paci?c littorals.
3.   India’s priority is to acquire strategic capabilities to counter a
 Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
4.   While India has acquired airborne surveillance assets from the U.S.,
  the Indian Navy is yet to develop the undersea capability to
 deter(prevent) Chinese submarines in the eastern Indian Ocean.
5.   With U.S. defence companies hesitant to part with proprietary
  technology — in particular, vital anti-submarine warfare tech — the
  pay-o? for New Delhi, in exchange for signing up the ‘military-quad’ ,
 is modest.
6.   Maritime watchers know cooperation with the U.S. and Japan
 
 
  without attendant bene?ts of strategic technology transfers will not
  improve the Indian Navy’s deterrence potential in the Indian Ocean
 Region (IOR).
7.   In operational terms also, it might be premature for Delhi to initiate
 multilateral engagement with Quad partners.
8.   With the strategic contest between the U.S. and China in East Asia
  and Southeast Asia hotting up, there is every possibility that the
  military-Quad will be used to draw India into the security dynamics
 of the Asia-Paci?c.
9.   The U.S. would expect its Indo-Paci?c partners, including India, to
 assist the U.S. Navy in its South China Sea endeavour(operations).
10.   Notably, neither Washington nor Tokyo believes China’s threats in
 the Indian Ocean equal the challenges the PLAN poses in the Paci?c.
11.   While they may engage in the occasional naval exercise in the Bay of
  Bengal, the U.S. and Japanese navies have little spare capacity for
 sustained surveillance and deterrence operations in the IOR.
12.   Australia, ironically, is the only one ready and able to partner India
 in securing the Eastern Indian Ocean.
  
 CHINA HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS:
1.   There is also the question of timing. A balancing coalition must
  come together when the nature and magnitude of the threat is
 wholly manifest.
2.   Again, it is worth pointing out that despite a growing presence in the
  Indian Ocean, the PLAN is yet to physically threaten Indian interests
 at sea.
3.   Chinese warships have not challenged Indian sovereignty in its
  territorial waters, or ventured close to Indian islands with malign
 intent.
4.   Nor have PLAN assets impeded(stopped) the passage of Indian
 
Page 5


 
 The Hindu Analysis: 20 July 2020
 
 
 1) Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad-
  GS 2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
 India and/or a?ecting India’s interests
  
 
 CONTEXT:
1.   There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite
  Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later this
 year.
2.   Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and the United
 States in the Bay of Bengal.
3.   It appears a green signal to Australia could soon be given, making it
  the ?rst time since 2007 that all members of Quad will participate in
 a joint military drill, aimed ostensibly(apparently) at China.
  
 
 
 
  
 POSSIBLE CONFLICT POINT:
1.   Beijing has long opposed a coalition of democracies in the
 Indo-Paci?c region.
2.   The Chinese leadership sees the maritime Quadrilateral as an
 Asian-NATO that seeks only to contain China’s rise.
3.   Earlier last week, the Chinese communist party’s mouthpiece, noted
  that at a time of strained bilateral ties with China, India’s intention
  to involve Australia in the Malabar drill could only be construed as a
 move directed against Beijing.
4.   Expectedly, Indian commentators welcomed the development,
 hailing it as a long overdue move.
 
 
5.   Following the stand-o? in Ladakh, many Indian analysts believe the
  time is right for India to shed(give up) its traditional defensiveness in
 the maritime domain.
6.   The realists advocate an alliance with the U.S., Japan and Australia
 to counter Chinese moves in the Indian Ocean.
7. Yet, Indian decision-makers have reason to be cautious.
8.   At a time when India and China are negotiating a truce(to stop
  ?ghting) on the border in Eastern Ladakh, New Delhi’s invitation to
  Australia to participate in the Malabar exercise sends contrary
 signals to Beijing.
9.   If China responded churlishly(rudely) through aggressive posturing
  in the Eastern Indian Ocean, it could needlessly open up a new front
 in the India-China con?ict.
  
 THE PROSPECT OF MODEST GAINS:
1.   Indian decision-makers should also re?ect on the strategic rationale
 of the military-Quad.
2.   U.S. and its Paci?c partner’s principal motivation in forming a
  maritime coalition is to implement a ‘rules-based order’ in the
 Indo-Paci?c littorals.
3.   India’s priority is to acquire strategic capabilities to counter a
 Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
4.   While India has acquired airborne surveillance assets from the U.S.,
  the Indian Navy is yet to develop the undersea capability to
 deter(prevent) Chinese submarines in the eastern Indian Ocean.
5.   With U.S. defence companies hesitant to part with proprietary
  technology — in particular, vital anti-submarine warfare tech — the
  pay-o? for New Delhi, in exchange for signing up the ‘military-quad’ ,
 is modest.
6.   Maritime watchers know cooperation with the U.S. and Japan
 
 
  without attendant bene?ts of strategic technology transfers will not
  improve the Indian Navy’s deterrence potential in the Indian Ocean
 Region (IOR).
7.   In operational terms also, it might be premature for Delhi to initiate
 multilateral engagement with Quad partners.
8.   With the strategic contest between the U.S. and China in East Asia
  and Southeast Asia hotting up, there is every possibility that the
  military-Quad will be used to draw India into the security dynamics
 of the Asia-Paci?c.
9.   The U.S. would expect its Indo-Paci?c partners, including India, to
 assist the U.S. Navy in its South China Sea endeavour(operations).
10.   Notably, neither Washington nor Tokyo believes China’s threats in
 the Indian Ocean equal the challenges the PLAN poses in the Paci?c.
11.   While they may engage in the occasional naval exercise in the Bay of
  Bengal, the U.S. and Japanese navies have little spare capacity for
 sustained surveillance and deterrence operations in the IOR.
12.   Australia, ironically, is the only one ready and able to partner India
 in securing the Eastern Indian Ocean.
  
 CHINA HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS:
1.   There is also the question of timing. A balancing coalition must
  come together when the nature and magnitude of the threat is
 wholly manifest.
2.   Again, it is worth pointing out that despite a growing presence in the
  Indian Ocean, the PLAN is yet to physically threaten Indian interests
 at sea.
3.   Chinese warships have not challenged Indian sovereignty in its
  territorial waters, or ventured close to Indian islands with malign
 intent.
4.   Nor have PLAN assets impeded(stopped) the passage of Indian
 
 
 merchantmen in the regional sea lanes and choke points.
5.   To the contrary, the Chinese Navy has avoided any entanglement
 with Indian naval ships in the subcontinental littorals.
6.   Sure, Chinese research and intelligence ship presence close to the
  Andaman Islands has relatively expanded, but Chinese maritime
  agencies have gone about their task cautiously, ensuring that
 operations do not cross the threshold of con?ict with India.
7.   This also means that the onus of the ?rst move to precipitate a crisis
 in the Eastern Indian Ocean lies with the Indian Navy.
8.   Were the Indian Navy to combine with friendly forces in regional
 littorals, it would need to be ready for the consequences.
  
 NEED FOR CAREFUL THOUGHT:
1.   The sobering reality for New Delhi is that naval coalition building
  alone will not credibly deter Chinese naval power in the Indian
 Ocean.
2.   Upgrading the trilateral Malabar to a quadrilateral, without
  acquiring the requisite combat and deterrence capability, could yield
  gains for India in the short term, but would prove ine?ective in the
 long run.
3.   This is not to suggest that inviting Australia to join the Malabar is a
 bad idea.
4.   It is simply to posit that New Delhi should not sign up to
  quadrilateral engagement without a cost-bene?t exercise and
  commensurate(proportion) gains in the strategic-operational
 realm.
5.   What might appear politically sensible could be operationally
 imprudent(impractical).
  
 
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