 Kennedy said,

The Kennedy administration openly supported India during the 1962 Sino-Indian war and considered the Chinese action as "blatant Chinese Communist aggression against India".The United States Air Force flew in arms, ammunition and clothing supplies to the Indian troops and the United States Navy even sent the USS "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier from the Pacific Ocean to protect India, only to recall it back before it reached the Bay of Bengal.In a May 1963 National Security Council meeting, the United States discussed contingency planning that could be implemented in the event of another Chinese attack on India.