On November 10 2025, the 29th edition of the multilateral Exercise Malabar(2025) began at Guam in the Northern Pacific Ocean (NPO), hosted by the United States of America (USA).
- The nine-day Quad naval exercise, involving the navies of India, the USA, Japan, and Australia, will run until 18 November 2025.
About Exercise MALABAR 2025:
Scope: The exercise will include advanced maritime operations such as high-tempo drills and fleet manoeuvres, aimed at strengthening coordination and interoperability among the Quad navies.
Phases: The exercise will be conducted in two phases :the Harbour Phase from November 10–12, 2025, followed by the Sea Phase from November 13–17, 2025.
- Harbour Phase : Focused on operational planning, communication alignment, familiarisation visits, and sports interactions among participating navies.
Sea Phase : Involves complex naval drills at sea, including joint fleet operations, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), gunnery serials, and cross-deck flying exercises
IAS-2026 - OPTIONAL / GEOGRAPHY / PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / ORIENTATION ON 03 & 04-10-2025 
