New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): US Pacific Command (PACOM) commander Admiral Samuel Paparo met Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, to debate continued defence cooperation between India and the United States, as the 2 international locations search to deepen their strategic partnership within the Indo-Pacific area.
The US Embassy in India on Monday introduced the assembly in a put up on X, highlighting the progress of the bilateral defence partnership forward of Admiral Paparo’s go to to Japan.
‘The U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership retains transferring ahead! On his option to Japan U.S. Pacific Command commander Admiral Paparo met with Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command to debate continued cooperation between our protection forces. It is nice to see our partnership deepen as we work collectively in the direction of a safer Indo-Pacific area,’ the US Embassy India’s put up learn.
Admiral Paparo arrived in New Delhi final week for an official go to aimed toward strengthening bilateral defence ties. During the go to, he held discussions with senior Indian defence officers on increasing strategic cooperation and exchanging views on regional and international developments.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh additionally met Admiral Paparo within the nationwide capital, with each side discussing methods to strengthen India-US defence and strategic cooperation.
Following the assembly, the Ministry of Defence stated in a put up on X, “Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh met with Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the US Pacific Command, who is on a visit to India. During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening India-US defence and strategic cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues.”
Earlier, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor hosted US Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo within the nationwide capital as a part of the Admiral’s India go to aimed toward advancing the US-India Major Defence Partnership.
Gor hosted the dinner at Roosevelt House throughout Paparo’s October 5 to October 8 go to to India, based on a media be aware issued by the US Embassy.
Admiral Paparo instructions America’s oldest and largest geographic combatant command, with roughly 400,000 army and civilian personnel throughout a area spanning roughly half the globe. (ANI)