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India, US begin two-day naval drill in Indian Ocean.

The navies of India and the US on Sunday (28) started a two-day exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean region, reflecting the growing congruence in their defence and military partnership.

The exercise comes a week after US defence secretary Lloyd Austin visited India as part of his three-nation first overseas tour.

The trip to Japan, South Korea, and India is seen as underscoring the strong commitment of US President Joe Biden’s administration to its relations with its close allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Indian Navy deployed its warship INS Shivalik and long-range maritime patrol aircraft P8I in the passage exercise or ‘PASSEX’, while the US Navy deployed the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, a spokesman for the Indian Navy said.

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