 During the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, the US openly supported Pakistan and even deployed its aircraft carrier USS "Enterprise" towards the Bay of Bengal, which was seen as a show of force by the US in support of the beleaguered West Pakistani forces.Later in 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test, Smiling Buddha, which was opposed by the US, however it also concluded that the test did not violate any agreement and proceeded with a June 1974 shipment of enriched uranium for the Tarapur reactor.In the late 1970s, with the Janata Party leader Morarji Desai becoming the Prime Minister, India improved its relations with the US, now led by Jimmy Carter, despite the latter signing an order in 1978 barring nuclear material from being exported to India due to India's non-proliferation record.