- The Navy is set to hold the largest multilateral exercise in this region, Milan 2022, which will see participation of all major Navies including Quad countries, Russia and from West Asia amid tensions in Ukraine and developments in West Asia.
- This year’s Milan will see the participation of all Quad countries, with the U.S. being invited for the first time.
- The invitees include all Indian Ocean littoral states and countries from south-east Asia among others.