The docking of the USS Nimitz in Chennai port has challenged India’s independent foreign policy and its long-lasting tradition against imperialism, colonialism, and superpower hegemony. Supporters of Nimitz’s brief visit who praise it as a testimony to bourgeoning Indo-US strategic relationship should acknowledge the long drawn coercive history of Nimitz nuclear ship and the use of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ to restore US’ imperialistic interests.
A clinical study of Nimitz’s overseas deployment in last 32 years unravels the sustained US’ gunboat diplomacy against the forces of so-called ’Axis of Evil’- Iran, Libya, Iraq and North Korea. The peacetime mission of USS Nimitz is insignificantly non-existence, as it merely constitutes the kingpin of American naval supremacy along with USS John F. Kennedy, USS Enterprises, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Harry S. Truman, USS George Washington and many more. Since its commission in 1975 in San Diego port, it has so far been engaged in providing a creditable, sustainable and independent forward military presence in both military and non-military operations. Besides, it has been the center stage of joint or allied maritime military expediency forces in times of crisis. Furthermore, it operates and supports aircraft attacks on enemies, protect friendly forces and engage in sustainable independent operations in wars.
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