US responds to China’s objection to its joint military exercise with India

The US has rejected China's opposition to an India-US joint military exercise near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Uttarakhand, asserting that it is "none of their business".

The US' response comes days after China expressed displeasure and said that it violates the spirit of the two border agreements signed between New Delhi and Beijing.

Speaking at an event in the national capital, ambassador Elizabeth Jones, the newly-appointed US Charge d'Affaires to New Delhi, when asked about China's objection to the India-US military exercise in Auli in Uttarakhand, Jones said "I think I would point it to the kind of statements that we heard from our Indian colleagues to the effect that it is really none of their business."

Jones also added that Washington will support New Delhi's efforts to become more capable in dealing with regional security challenges and that Washington sees its ties with New Delhi as one of our "most consequential relationships''.

With Inputs from PTI

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