Highlights 1 The F/A-18 super hornet fighter jets line up along the 4.5-acre flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. 3 The Malabar exercise is a message to China, to follow international norms. The F/A-18 super hornet fighter jets line up along the 4.5-acre flight deck of the 98,000-tonne displacement US navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Bay of Bengal. INS Vikramaditya, India's aircraft carrier with its MiG-29 K aircraft and P 8 I reconnaissance aircraft are participating in this exercise for the first time. CHINESE SUBMARINES LURKING IN INDIAN OCEANThe message, to China, he insists is the same as to the rest of the world and that is to follow international norms.

Source: India Today July 17, 2017 02:09 UTC