US State Department said that Washington's growing security and
diplomatic cooperation with New Delhi is vital to a free, open, and inclusive
Indian-Pacific region.
Underlining that
the scope of India and the United States partnership continues to expand, US
State Department on Wednesday (local time) said that Washington's growing
security and diplomatic cooperation with New Delhi is vital to a free, open,
and inclusive Indian-Pacific region.
"The pace and
scope of the #USIndia partnership continues to expand! Whether it's at @UN or
with Quad partners, our growing security and diplomatic cooperation with India
is vital to a free, open, and inclusive #IndoPacific," tweeted State
Department for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA).
Indian-Pacific
region is largely
viewed as an area comprising the Indian Ocean and the western and central
Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea.
China's
territorial claims in the South China Sea and its efforts to advance into the Indian
Ocean are seen to have challenged the established rules-based system.
Amid China's
growing assertiveness in the Indian-Pacific region, foreign ministers of Quad--
India, Japan, the US and Australia--are planning to hold a meeting in Tokyo
next month.
The officials are
likely to affirm their countries' cooperation to realise the "Free and
Open Indo-Pacific" vision upheld by Japan and the United States.
Beijing rising
assertiveness against counter claimants in East and South Sea has resulted in
unprecedented agreement across the Indian-Pacific.
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