In a strong strategic signal to China, a US carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is set to conduct an exercise with Indian warships near the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. The PASSEX (passing exercise) between the two navies, comes after the mammoth nuclear-powered USS Nimitz and her accompanying warships entered the Indian Ocean on Saturday.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-us-warships-to-conduct-exercise-in-strong-strategic-signal-to-china-amidst-border-confrontation/articleshow/77059404.cms