NEW DELHI – Naval warships, aircraft carriers and submarines from the U.S., India and Japan are conducting joint military exercises off India’s east coast, signalling the growing strategic ties between the three navies as they face up to a rising China.
Indian, U.S. and Japanese naval ships steamed into the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, as the six-day-long “Malabar” exercises took to the sea. The sea drills will cover the full spectrum of naval manoeuvrs, including military-to-military co-ordination and anti-submarine warfare, according to a joint statement.
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The U.S. has deployed the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, a missile cruiser and a nuclear-powered submarine for the exercises, which end Monday.
However, a Chinese state-run newspaper cautioned India to guard against being drawn into an anti-China alliance.
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