March 30, 2007	Friday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1428

NEW DELHI, March 29: India is sending its largest warships for joint manoeuvres with China, Japan, Russia and the US where it will showcase its growing naval strength, officials said on Thursday.

Three Indian destroyers, a missile corvette, tankers and other combat ships will kick off the two-month series with five days of exercises with US warships beginning April 6 off the Japanese island of Okinawa, they said.

During the second leg of exercises, the Indian ships will engage the Russian navy in “intensive battle manoeuvres” east off the Chinese-Russian borders.

—AFP