Even as the US unfolds its new strategy of "re-balancing'' forces towards the Asia-Pacific, two American aircraft carriers are practicing anti-submarine and surface warfare drills in the Andaman Sea near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Holding that India is "very much aware'' of the ongoing combat maneuvers by the US Navy in the region, defence ministry sources said the two carriers - USS George Washington and USS John C Stennis - with their accompanying aircraft, helicopters and warships are in "international waters'' leading to the Malacca Strait, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
"It's nothing unusual and of no concern to us,'' said a source.
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