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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

India promotes 'goodwill' naval exercises

A month from now, the Bay of Bengal will come alive to one of the biggest naval exercises to be held in these waters when the navies of India, the United States, Australia, Singapore and Japan conduct a five-day joint exercise. The event is sure to create more than mere ripples in the region.

Code-named "Malabar 07", the multi-nation naval exercise that will take place from September 4-9 will see the participation of two destroyers from Japan, a frigate from Singapore, and a frigate and a tanker from Australia. However, it will be the US and Indian navies that will hold center stage.

The US Navy will be represented by 13 warships, including its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which stirred controversy in India last month when it dropped anchor at Chennai for a few days, and USS Kitty Hawk, as well as the nuclear submarine USS Chicago, two Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, and six Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.

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