Russia (then part of the Soviet Union) helped India in the 1971 war against Pakistan by providing strong diplomatic assistance, vetoing United Nations resolutions critical of India, and providing military support. A notable instance of Soviet support was when the Soviet Union dispatched a naval task force, including an aircraft carrier, to the Bay of Bengal to counter the arrival of a U.S. naval force led by aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.
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