India, Sept. 20 -- The United States, Denmark and Greenland have reached a new security agreement that is set to expand the US military presence in Greenland while keeping the Arctic island under Danish sovereignty. The development marks a shift from President Donald Trump's earlier calls for the United States to acquire Greenland. The agreement was announced on September 18 and is expected to be signed during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, subject to the required parliamentary procedures.

What Has Changed?

Trump had repeatedly argued that Greenland was strategically important to US national security and had previously pushed for American ownership of the territory. The latest agreement, however, does not transfer Gree...