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It is the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
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Held biennially
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RIMPAC = Rim of the Pacific
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Host : USA near Honolulu, Hawaii.
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India is participating in RIMPAC 2018
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India became a member in 2012
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Why in news?
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United States had withdrawn invitation to Chinese navy to participate in 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise.
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The withdrawal was in response China’s continued illegal militarisation of islands in disputed South China Sea.
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