Vice admiral Saito Akira Commander in Chief of Japan Self Defense Fleet, Rear Admiral Christopher Smith, Commander Australian Fleet, Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi Commanding in Chief of India’s Western Naval Command, and Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet attend to media as India, Japan, US, Australia will hold first Malabar naval exercise off Australia, in Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham