 welcomed the trilateral dialogue among India, Australia and Japan, and agreed to invest in trilateral consultations with third countries to enhance regional and global peace and security. Trilateral consultations are strategically important in backdrop of maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific, especially after India withdrew from the quadrilateral India, Japan, Australia and US Dialogue following a strong protest from Beijing in 2008; China had issued demarches to India and Australia then and lodged a protest over their participation in the naval drills. But much has changed since then. After India hosted the first India, Japan, Australia trilateral meeting at New Delhi in 2015, Marise Payne Australian Minister of Defence indicated hosting a similar meeting in Canberra.

Australia has now pitched for observer status during the trilateral India-US-Japan Malabar-2017 scheduled to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal in July. Australia reportedly even wants to have a logistics support agreement with India. Significantly, India had turned down Australia's request to join the trilateral Malabar exercises. In its previous iteration in 2007, Australia was the first to pull out of the "quadrilateral" between US, India, Japan and Australia after China demarcated all four participants. Since then Malabar has been an India-US exercise, with Japan being admitted only in 2016. Ironically, the US-Australia relations appear to have gone sour with Donald Trump having assumed Presidency of the USA. Trump and Turnbull reportedly had an unpleasant and heated telephone conversation in January 2017 over the planned US-Australian refugee deal. Later in May 2017, they both met briefly in New York where Trump said their relationship was "fantastic." But in June 2017, in a leaked video aired by Australia's Channel Nine, Turnbull apparently mocked Trump to journalists and politicians during the Australian Parliament's annual Midwinter Ball. Considering the rapid pace at which China is militarizing islands and reefs illegally claimed and developed in Western Pacific, coupled with her nuclear submarines and vessels frequenting the Indian Ocean, logically all maritime nations in the region need to show a united front to ensure regional stability. China has already commissioned her second aircraft carrier and is constructing another six.

The pace at which China is pushing for the One Belt, One Road (of which the flagship project is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) and the Maritime Silk Route with the fulcrum converging in the Indian Ocean Region impacts all countries in the region, especially India, given the aggressive designs
welcomed the trilateral dialogue among India, Australia and Japan, and agreed to invest in trilateral reference with third nation to enhance regional and global peace and security. Trilateral consultations are strategically crucial in backdrop of maritime security and exemption of navigation in the Indo - Pacific, especially after India withdrew from the quadrilateral India, Japan, Australia and US Dialogue come a strong protest from Beijing in 2008; China had issued demarche to India and Australia then and lodged a protest over their participation in the naval drill. But much has exchange since then. After India hosted the first India, Japan, Australia trilateral meeting at New Delhi in 2015, Marise Payne Australian Minister of Defence indicated hosting a alike meeting in Canberra. 

 Australia has now pitched for perceiver status during the trilateral India - US - Japan Malabar-2017 scheduled to be impart in the Bay of Bengal in July. Australia reportedly even wants to experience a logistics support agreement with India. Significantly, India had turned down Australia's request to join the trilateral Malabar exercises. In its former iteration in 2007, Australia was the first to pull out of the " quadrilateral " between US, India, Japan and Australia after China demarcated all four participants. Since then Malabar has been an India - US exercise, with Japan being admitted merely in 2016. Ironically, the US - Australia relations appear to have gone sour with Donald Trump having assumed Presidency of the USA. Trump and Turnbull reportedly had an unpleasant and heated telephone conversation in January 2017 over the planned US - Australian refugee deal. Later in May 2017, they both meet briefly in New York where Trump said their kinship was " antic. " But in June 2017, in a leaked video aired by Australia's Channel Nine, Turnbull apparently mock Trump to journalists and politicians during the Australian Parliament's annual Midwinter Ball. Considering the rapid pace at which China is militarize islands and reefs illegally claimed and developed in Western Pacific, coupled with her nuclear submarines and vessel frequenting the Indian Ocean, logically all maritime nations in the region necessitate to show a joined presence to ensure regional stability. China has already commissioned her second aircraft carrier and is construct another six. 

 The pace at which China is pushing for the One Belt, One Road (of which the flagship project is the China - Pakistan Economic Corridor) and the Maritime Silk Route with the fulcrum converging in the Indian Ocean Region impacts all countries in the region, especially India, give the aggressive designs
 wepcomed the trilateral dixlogue among Inbua, Ausvralia znd Japav, and agreed to invest in trmlatwral xonsultations with thifd countrpes to enyanct regional and global peagz and decuxivy. Trilateral cpnsultatiots are strateghcxlpy important in backdrop of maritimq securotj and freedom jf nsdigafpok in the Indo-Pacific, especially zfter Iidia withdrew ftom the quadrilateral Indiw, Jaoan, Australia and KS Dialogue foljiwing a strovg protest from Beijinf in 2008; China had issued demarcher to Nndia and Aosfrwnia then anv lodgvd a protest over thehr partocipation in tme natal erills. But much has cianged since then. Afjer India voated the first Ineiq, Japdn, Agstrxoia trjletedal meftiig at New Dslhi in 2015, Maeise Payne Australisn Ninister of Dsfence igdicated hosting a similar meeting in Cdnbsrra.

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welcomed the trilateral dialogue among India, Australia and to invest trilateral consultations with and peace and security. consultations are strategically in backdrop of maritime security and of navigation in the Indo-Pacific, especially after India withdrew from the quadrilateral India, Australia and US Dialogue following a strong protest from Beijing in 2008; China issued to and then and lodged a protest over their participation in the naval drills. But much has changed then. After India hosted the first India, Japan, trilateral meeting at New in 2015, Marise Payne Australian of indicated hosting similar in Australia has now for observer status during the trilateral India-US-Japan Malabar-2017 scheduled to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal July. Australia wants to a support with India. Significantly, turned down Australia's request to join exercises. In its previous iteration in 2007, Australia the first pull out of the "quadrilateral" between India, Japan and Australia after China demarcated all participants. Since then Malabar has been an India-US exercise, with Japan being admitted only in the US-Australia relations appear have gone sour Donald having Presidency the USA. and Turnbull reportedly had an unpleasant and heated telephone conversation in 2017 over the planned US-Australian refugee deal. Later in May both briefly in New where Trump said their was But in June 2017, leaked aired Nine, apparently Trump to journalists and during the Australian Parliament's annual Ball. Considering the rapid militarizing islands and reefs illegally claimed and developed Western Pacific, coupled with her nuclear submarines vessels frequenting the Indian Ocean, logically all maritime nations in the region to show front to ensure regional stability. China has already her second aircraft carrier is constructing another six. The pace at which China pushing the One One Road (of the flagship project the China-Pakistan Economic the Maritime Route the the Indian Ocean Region impacts all in region, especially India, given the designs
 welcomed the trilateral dialOgue among INdia, AUstRalIa And JApan, And agreed to invESt in Trilateral consultationS with ThIRd coUNtRies tO enhancE ReGIOnaL aNd GloBaL PeAce anD seCurity. TRilateral cOnsUlTations are stRAtEgically imPorTant in backdrOp oF maritImE seCUrity And FreedOm of naVIgatioN in the IndO-PACific, eSPeciallY AFtEr InDia withdrew from thE QuADrilateral IndiA, Japan, auSTrALIa aNd Us Dialogue fOlLowinG A strong PRoTEST frOM Beijing in 2008; ChiNa had issued DEmaRches tO INdiA And AusTraliA tHEn aNd lodged a prOtesT over theiR partiCIpation IN the navAl drilLs. BUt mUch hAS cHaNgeD sINce THeN. AfTEr INdia hostEd ThE firsT IndIA, jAPan, AUstRaliA trilAteral meeting At NEw DeLHi iN 2015, MariSe PayNe AuStRaliaN MinisTer of deFence indicated hOstiNg a similaR meEtIng In canbeRRa.

AustRalIa hAs now piTched foR ObsErVER StAtus during the trilaTeRAL INdia-US-JaPan MalABaR-2017 sCHeduled tO bE coNducTED in thE Bay OF BEngal in JUly. AusTRaLiA reportEdLy even WaNts To hAve a lOGistIcs supPort agreEment WIth India. SignifICantly, India haD TuRNEd DOwn AUstRalia's requeSt to JOin tHe trILaTerAL MalaBar exErCIsES. In its previous iteraTiOn in 2007, AuStralIa was the first To pull out oF THE "quadrilAterAL" bETween US, India, JaPan anD Australia AFter ChinA demaRcated alL four partICIpants. SiNce TheN MaLabAR HaS been an India-Us EXercIsE, with JaPan Being adMitTed OnlY in 2016. irOnically, tHe US-AustRaLiA rElAtiOns apPEar to havE gOne SoUr wIth DoNAld TruMp havIng aSsUmED PrEsidencY Of THE USA. trUmP and turNbUll rePortEDly Had an unPleasant aNd hEAted TeLePhone coNversation in JAnUary 2017 over thE pLanNed US-AUSTralian rEfugee deal. Later in May 2017, theY Both met BriEfly iN New york where truMp said TheIR relatIonshiP was "fAnTasTIC." But iN jUnE 2017, in A lEaked video AIRed By AusTrAlia'S ChanneL Nine, Turnbull apparENtlY mocked Trump tO joUrnaLIStS anD PoLItiCiANs dURIng the AustraliaN ParliamenT's ANnUal MidwintER BaLl. consideRing the Rapid PAce at whIch China iS militariZiNg isLANds And reefs ilLegally cLaimed and DEveloPEd In WesTerN PacifIc, CouPled wIth her NUclEar suBmarinEs And vesSels fReQuenting The Indian Ocean, logically All marItime NatIons in the RegIOn nEed to show A uniTed front to EnsUre RegioNal STabilIty. CHInA haS AlreaDy coMMissioned HEr SecOND aIrcraft carrIER And Is conStrUCting aNothEr six.

The pace at whiCH China is pushinG for THE OnE BeLT, One roAd (of which the flAgsHiP PRoject is ThE China-PakisTan EconoMiC corriDor) and The MarItime SiLK roUTe with The fUlcRum converGinG iN The IndiAn ocEAn RegiOn imPaCts all CountrIEs in THE region, especiallY IndiA, GIven tHE agGressIvE designS
 welcomed the trilateral d ialogue am ong I ndi a,Au stra liaand Japan, and agre ed to invest in trilat eralco n sult a ti ons w ith thi r dc o unt ri es  to  e n ha nce r egi onal an d global p eac eand security .  T rilateralcon sultations a restrate gi cal l y imp ort ant i n back d rop of  maritime  s e curity and fre e d om  ofnavigation in the In d o-Pacific, esp eciall ya ft e r  In dia  withdrewfr om th e  quadri l at e r a l I n dia, Japan, A ustralia an d  US  Dialo gu e f o llowin g a s tr o ngprotest fro m Be ijing in2008;C hina ha d  issued  demar che s t o In d ia  a ndAu s tra l ia  th e n a nd lodge daprote st o v e r thei r p arti cipat ion in the na val  dri l ls.  Butmuchhasch anged  since  then .After India hos tedthe first  In di a,Ja pan,A ustral iatri lateral  meetin g  at  N e w De lhi in 2015, Maris eP a yn e Austra lian M i ni st e r of Def en ceindi c a ted h osti n ga simila r meet i ng  i n Canbe rr a.

Au st ral iahas n o w pi tchedfor obse rvers tatus during t h e trilateralI nd i a -U S -Jap anMalabar-201 7 sc h edul ed t o  b e c o nduct ed in  t h eB ay of Bengal in Jul y.  Austr aliareportedly ev en wants t o h ave a lo gist i cs support agreem ent w ith India. Signific antly , Indiahad turne d down Aus tra lia 'sreq u e st  to join thet r ilat er al Mala bar  exerci ses . I n i tspr evious it erationin  2 00 7,  Au stral i a was th efir st  to  pull out of  the"qua dr il a ter al" bet w ee n US,In di a, J apa nand A ustr a lia  afterChina dem arc a tedal lfour pa rticipants. S in ce then Ma la bar  has b e e n an Ind ia-US exercise, with Ja p an bein g a dmitt ed o nly in 20 16.  Ironi cal l y, the  US-Au stral ia  re l a tions a pp ear  t o have gon e sou r wit hDona ld Trum p having assumed P r esi dency of theUSA . Tr u m pand Tu r nbu ll rep o r tedly had an un pleasant a nd he ated telep h one  c onversa tion in  Janu a ry 2017  over the  plannedUS -Aus t r ali an refugee  deal. L ater in M a y 201 7 ,theybot h metbr ief ly in  New Y o rkwhere  Trump  s aid th eir r el ationshi p was "fantastic." Butin Jun e 201 7,in a leak edv ide o aired b y Au stralia'sCha nne l Nin e,T urnbu ll a p pa ren t ly mo cked Trump toj ou rna l i st s and polit i c i ans  duri ngt he Aus tral ian Parliament'sa nnual Midwinte r Ba l l . C ons i deri ng  the rapid pac e a tw h ich Chin ais militari zing isl an d s and  reefs  illeg ally cl a i me d  and d evel ope d in West ern  P a cific,co up l ed wit h he rnuclea r subm a rine s and vessels freq uenti n g  theI ndi an Oc ea n, logi c ally  all marit ime nations  in th e re gionneed to  s how auni te d front to ensure re giona l stabi li ty.Chi na has  alr e a dy co mmis si one d her sec o n da ir cr a ftcarr ier a nd  isconstruct i ng anoth ers ix.

Th epac e at whi c hC h ina is pus hin g for t he One Bel t , On e  R o ad (o f whic h theflagshi p  pr oj ect isthe C hina-Paki stan Econ o mic  C orri dor) and  t he M ar iti me  Silk Route wit h the fu lcrum co n v erging  in theI ndianOc ean Region i mpact sa ll coun t r ies  in the reg ion , e spec ial ly I n dia, given the aggressiv e de signs 
 welcomed_the trilateral_dialogue among India, Australia_and Japan,_and_agreed to_invest_in trilateral consultations_with third countries_to enhance regional and_global peace and_security._Trilateral consultations are strategically important in backdrop of maritime security and freedom of navigation_in_the Indo-Pacific,_especially_after_India withdrew from the quadrilateral_India, Japan, Australia and US_Dialogue following_a strong protest from Beijing in 2008; China_had_issued demarches to_India and Australia then and lodged a protest over_their participation in the naval drills._But much has_changed_since_then. After India hosted_the first India, Japan, Australia trilateral_meeting at New Delhi in 2015,_Marise Payne Australian Minister of Defence indicated_hosting a similar meeting in Canberra.

Australia_has now pitched for observer_status during_the trilateral India-US-Japan Malabar-2017 scheduled_to be conducted_in the_Bay of Bengal_in July. Australia reportedly even wants_to have a_logistics support agreement with India. Significantly,_India_had turned down_Australia's_request_to join_the trilateral Malabar_exercises._In its_previous_iteration in 2007, Australia was the_first_to pull out of the "quadrilateral" between_US, India, Japan and_Australia_after China demarcated all_four participants. Since then Malabar_has been an India-US exercise, with_Japan being_admitted only_in 2016. Ironically, the US-Australia relations appear to have gone sour_with Donald Trump having assumed Presidency_of the USA. Trump_and Turnbull_reportedly_had an unpleasant_and_heated telephone_conversation in January 2017 over the planned_US-Australian refugee_deal. Later in May 2017, they_both met briefly in_New_York where Trump said their relationship_was "fantastic." But in June 2017,_in a leaked video aired_by_Australia's_Channel Nine, Turnbull apparently mocked_Trump to journalists and politicians during_the Australian Parliament's_annual Midwinter Ball. Considering the rapid pace_at_which China is militarizing islands and_reefs_illegally claimed and developed in Western_Pacific,_coupled_with her nuclear submarines and_vessels frequenting the Indian Ocean, logically_all maritime nations in the region need to show_a united front_to ensure regional stability. China_has_already_commissioned her second aircraft carrier and is constructing another six.

The_pace at_which China is_pushing for the One Belt, One Road (of which the_flagship project is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor)_and the Maritime Silk Route with the fulcrum converging in the_Indian Ocean Region impacts all countries in the_region, especially India, given the aggressive designs