As the United States under the Obama Administration re-balances its defence posture in the Asia Pacific region, the Pentagon has told the Congress it is investing in “long term” strategic partnership with India.
“The United States is investing in a long-term strategic partnership with India to support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor and provider of security in the broader Indian Ocean region,” the US Department of Defence informed the Congress yesterday in its annual budgetary proposals of USD 526.6 billion for the fiscal year 2014, beginning October 1, 2013.