9. A slew of military drills to counter China

India has lined up a series of combat exercises before the year ends to further bolster military interoperability with friendly countries, which includes the Malabar quadrilateral naval wargames off Japan, infantry exercises with Australia and three Asean countries, and high-altitude warfare drills with the US near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Quad cooperation
US strategy
High-altitude warfare
Naval exercise