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India, the US, and its strategic partners participated in Malabar exercises, integrating into the Indo-Pacific concept as a response to China's influence.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Jun 19

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PENTAGON Malabar China

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region of Kerala

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China
cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia; mostly refers to the People's Republic of China in political situation and rarely refers to the Republic of China
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