Amid border tensions with China, Indian warships began conducting an exercise with the US Navy's nuclear-powered USS Nimitz close to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday. The USS Nimitz is the world's largest warship.
The Indian Navy carried out the exercise to test its capabilities and be battle-ready against Chinese forays in the seas amid the India-China tussle in eastern Ladakh. Assets of the Eastern Naval Command and the Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Indian Navy had been deployed in the war games, sources said.
The passing exercise or PASSEX is expected to continue for the next two days as US navy ships pass through the south side of Andaman Nicobar Islands, sailing from Malacca Straits and is on its way to the Persian Gulf. India is looking at strengthening its military diplomacy through the Navy to take on Chinese expansionism in the waters.
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