India, Japan and the United States have sent some of their largest warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean for naval exercises. The yearly exercises have expanded in the past two years. They are a sign of deepening military cooperation among the three countries. In recent years, U.S. and other officials have expressed concerns over Chinese activities not just in South China Sea, but also in the Indian Ocean. The naval operation is the clearest sign of India’s growing security ties with the United States. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed those ties during their talks in Washington last month. The week-long exercises, called the Malabar exercises, began Monday on the high seas. They involve more than 15 warships, including the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz.
Title: India, Japan, US Launch Naval Exercises
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/malamar_2017.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='India, Japan, US Launch Naval Exercises' data-article-id='2487'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10813'>India, Japan and the United States have sent some of their largest warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean for naval exercises.</span> <span data-start-time='10813' data-end-time='16521'>The yearly exercises have expanded in the past two years.</span> <span data-start-time='16521' data-end-time='23292'>They are a sign of deepening military cooperation among the three countries.</span> <span data-start-time='23292' data-end-time='36958'>In recent years, U.S. and other officials have expressed concerns over Chinese activities not just in South China Sea, but also in the Indian Ocean.</span> <span data-start-time='36958' data-end-time='45667'>The naval operation is the clearest sign of India’s growing security ties with the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='45667' data-end-time='56708'>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed those ties during their talks in Washington last month.</span> <span data-start-time='56708' data-end-time='65188'>The week-long exercises, called the Malabar exercises, began Monday on the high seas.</span> <span data-start-time='65188' data-end-time='74708'>They involve more than 15 warships, including the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/on_the_high_sea.m4a'><span>on the high sea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/large_submarines.m4a'><span>large submarines</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/military_exercises.m4a'><span>military exercises</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/working_together.m4a'><span>working together</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8966 data-hint-location='36958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/what_is_the_operation_a_sign_of.m4a'>What is the operation a sign of?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='growing security ties'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/growing_security_ties.m4a'><span>growing security ties</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/regional_links.m4a'><span>regional links</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/more_concerns.m4a'><span>more concerns</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/increased_military_force.m4a'><span>increased military force</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8967 data-hint-location='10813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1969/the_yearly_exercises_have__blank_.m4a'>The yearly exercises have <span class='blank'>expanded</span>.</div><div class='choices' 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