This port visit demonstrates US and India's shared democratic values and mutual commitment to advancing security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region through strengthened maritime partnership.

Photo taken on March 18, 2014 shows the Cellular Jail in Port Blair on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The Cellular Jail was a British colonial prison to exile political prisoners.

For most people, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a beautiful archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. These islands are known ...