A shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific bolsters the U.S.-India relationship as the two countries continue to strengthen defense ties, a senior Pentagon official said.
The Defense Department is working with other government agencies, allies and friends to strengthen deterrence across the Taiwan Strait to ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
Continued air defense support was a key topic during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany, where new Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the gathering for the first time.
