Bengaluru, Feb. 19 -- "US-India defence ties enter decisive 10-year expansion phase amid Indo-Pacific security push" emerged as the defining message of Admiral Samuel J Paparo's February 14-19 visit to India, signalling a structural deepening of military cooperation between the two strategic partners.
The visit by the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) to New Delhi, Chandimandir and Bengaluru underscored a transition from symbolic engagement to operational integration across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace domains.
In the national capital, Admiral Paparo held detailed discussions with Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan and Chief of the Naval Staff Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, focusing on interoperability, logist...