India, U.S., Japan: Navies Begin Joint Drills Without Australia

The navies of three of the four members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue -- the United States, Japan and India -- began their annual Malabar exercises off the coast of southern Japan on Sept. 26, according to a statement from the U.S. 7th Fleet. However, the fourth member, Australia, is not joining the 10-day war games....