US to strengthen defence ties with India to fight Chinese aggression
2 min read . Updated: 28 Oct 2022, 06:47 AM IST
PremiumIn order to contain China, the Joe Biden administration wants to strengthen its defence ties with India.
To improve its ability to counteract Chinese aggression and resolve coercion in "grey zones" such as disputed land borders, the Biden administration plans to deepen its defence ties with India, according to the US National Defense Strategy 2022, published on October 27.
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"The Department will advance our Major Defence Partnership with India to enhance its ability to deter PCR (People's Republic of China) aggression and ensure free and open access to the Indian Ocean region," the document read.
"The most comprehensive and serious challenge to US national security is the PRC's coercive and increasingly aggressive endeavour to refashion the Indo-Pacific region and the international system to suit its interests and authoritarian preferences," as per the document.
Regarding the Indo-Pacific Region, it says "The Department will also support Ally and partner efforts, in accordance with US policy and international law, to address acute forms of gray zone coercion from the PRC's campaigns to establish control over the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and disputed land borders such as with India."
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(With ANI inputs)
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