Reuters, 12/10 14:30 CET
By Sanjeev Miglani
NEW DELHI
(Reuters) – India, Japan and the United States will hold joint naval
exercises each year, Indian government sources said on Monday, as the
three countries kicked off the first such drills in the Bay of Bengal in
eight years, a move likely to concern China.
The last time New Delhi hosted multilateral drills in its
waters in 2007 prompted disquiet in China where some saw it as a U.S.
-inspired security grouping on the lines of NATO in Europe.
But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signaled a more
robust security policy, seeking stronger strategic ties with the United
States and Japan while keeping a lid on border tensions with China.
The United States is deploying the aircraft carrier, USS
Theodore Roosevelt, and a nuclear-powered submarine in the week-long
exercises that the Indian navy said will cover the full spectrum of maneuvers.
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