A few days after the visit of a delegation led by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to India, joint exercises of the American and Indian fleets began. Joint maneuvers took place in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

As part of the Americans, an aircraft carrier strike group with an aircraft-carrying warship USS Theodore Roosevelt was present at these exercises.

The largest warship on the part of the Indian naval forces is the Project 17 frigate Shivalik.

On board the frigate are various weapons, including air defense, anti-ship strike, anti-submarine. Earlier in India, negotiations were underway to equip such frigates with supersonic BrahMos missiles. In addition, the ship can carry an air wing as part of two Indian HAL Dhruv helicopters.

Indian Navy representative:

“In joint exercises with our American partners, we have improved the exchange of data, improved joint work. US aircraft with USS Theodore Roosevelt intercepted an air target, carried out an anti-submarine operation against a simulated enemy submarine. "

The US reported that such exercises "show Joe Biden's affiliation with deepening cooperation with his partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific region."

The Chinese media, commenting on the exercises of the US and Indian navies, noted that the exercises in the East Pacific were "anti-Chinese in nature." Probably, such statements were made in connection with the anti-Chinese rhetoric, which the US State Department has been actively using lately. Recall that shortly before this, Anthony Bliken insisted that the United States would interact with China from a position of strength.