<p><strong>Breaking News Live: </strong>Hello and welcome to Breaking News Live Blog, please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest developments from India and around the world.</p> <p><strong>High-Voltage Malabar Exercise Begins Off Sydney Today</strong></p> <p>The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries -- India, the US, Australia and Japan -- will take place off Sydney from August 11 to 21 with an aim to expand their overall maritime cooperation.</p> <p>Indian Navy's indigenous frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata are participating in the high-voltage exercise, officials said.</p> <p>The annual wargame will include both sea and harbour phases with the focus expected to be on expanding cooperation in the Indo-Pacific that has been witnessing growing military muscle flexing by China, they said.</p> <p>The harbour phase involves wide-ranging activities such as cross-deck visits, professional exchanges and interactions. "The sea phase will include various complex and high intensity exercises in all three domains of warfare, encompassing anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine exercises including live weapon firing drills," the Indian Navy said in a statement.</p> <p>"The exercise provides an opportunity to the Indian Navy to enhance and demonstrate interoperability and also gain from the best practices in maritime security operations from its partner nations," it said. Following India's invitation, Australia participated in the Malabar exercise in 2020, effectively making it a drill by all four member nations of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition. Australia participated in subsequent exercises as well.</p> <p><strong>BSF's 'Operation Alert' Along India-Pak Border From Aug 11-17</strong></p> <p>The Border Security Force will run Operation Alert from August 11 to August 17 along the India-Pakistan International Border to thwart infiltration and smuggling attempts in view of the Independence Day.</p> <p>During this, a close watch will be kept by the BSF near the India-Pakistan border. The number of security checkpoints will be increased and camel patrolling as well as foot patrolling will be enhanced, Inspector General of Border Security Force (Rajasthan Frontier) Puneet Rastogi said. He said the BSF increases its vigilance ahead of Independence Day.</p> <p>Although the BSF remains alert on the border throughout the year, but the border guarding force becomes more alert these days, Rastogi said, adding that jawans will be deployed in sensitive areas during the period.</p>
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