▁at ▁Gal lip oli . ▁Every ▁two ▁years , ▁Australia ▁and ▁India ▁also ▁conduct ▁a ▁joint ▁naval ▁exercise ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁called ▁A US INDEX . ▁ ▁After ▁independence , ▁Australia ▁offered ▁military ▁aid ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁S ino - Ind ian ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁India ▁and ▁Australia ▁conducted ▁a ▁joint ▁naval ▁exercise , ▁term ed ▁Mal ab ar ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁alongside ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Some ▁comment ators ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁considerable ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁defence ▁and ▁security ▁co operation ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Pot ential ▁areas ▁in ▁mar itime ▁security ▁include ▁in ▁naval ▁exer cis es ▁and ▁training ▁( such ▁as ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Sub marine ▁Es cape ▁Training ▁facility ▁in ▁F rem ant le ), ▁greater ▁co operation ▁in ▁human itar ian ▁and ▁dis aster ▁relief ▁operations ▁and ▁search ▁and ▁rescue , ▁mar itime ▁border ▁protection ▁and ▁mar itime ▁domain ▁aw aren ess . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁greater ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁Indian ▁and ▁Australian ▁arm ies ▁and ▁air ▁forces ▁( reflect ing ▁the ▁greater ▁use ▁of ▁shared ▁platforms ). ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Mod i ▁signed ▁a ▁land mark ▁deal ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁nations ▁defence ▁relationship ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁framework ▁for ▁security ▁co - operation ▁includes ▁annual ▁Prime ▁Minister ial ▁meet ings ▁and ▁joint