'India-US naval exercise not contain China'
July 24, 2014  09:25
The annual India-United States bilateral Malabar naval exercise which kicked off on Monday in the Asia Pacific region is not aimed at containing China, the Pentagon has said. "It has absolutely no relations anything to do with China. If anything it is strengthening the US naval presence in the Pacific Ocean region...and maritime partnership with our allies," a Pentagon official told reporters.

"It is totally a routine exercise with no relations to China," the official said. The war games this year has Japan as an special invitee. China had in the past raised objections over Japan's participation in the drills held mainly between US and India. The last exercise involving Japan was held in 2009.
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