The conduct of Phase II of the MALABAR 2021 maritime exercise, in the Bay of Bengal, intends to enhance integrated maritime operations between the QUAD countries within the Indian Ocean Region. Manoeuvres by the French Navy’s signals intelligence vessel Dupuy-de-Lôme in the Taiwan Strait indicates growing opposition to Chinese military intimidation and strengthens the argument for the formation of a QUAD Plus minilateral.
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