Over the past decade, the U.S.-India defense relationship has become indispensable in promoting peace, prosperity and stability in the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean region. In fact, America’s oldest and largest geographic combatant command changed its name last year from U.S. Pacific Command to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, specifically to highlight...
U.S., India Strengthen Defense Cooperation
On December 3, 2018, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis welcomed India's Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to the Pentagon for the fourth set of talks the two defense leaders have held this year. Both nations share "the same principles, values and respect for the rules-based international order," Mattis said at the...
Pentagon Renames Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command
Acknowledging the U.S.'s growing ties to India, the Pentagon changed the name of the Pacific Command to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis formally announced the name change on Wednesday, May 30. "In recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we rename the U.S....