Washington: The United States is moving forward to develop a long-term strategic military partnership with India, a top American military commander said, noting that in the long run, India's role in security in a peaceful Indian Ocean is critical. "I think, in the long run, India's role in security in a peaceful Indian Ocean is critical. We welcome that role," Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Locklear told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. "To the degree that India chooses to take on that role and to participate with us and with other partners in global security, with a central force on the Indian Ocean, this is a good thing," he said.
Responding to reporter's questions, Locklear said the two countries are working together to strengthen their bilateral military to military ties and remove the difficulties in this regard. "If you go back to the defense guidance or the strategy that was signed by President Obama, one of the things that I'm directed to do, as the U.S. government is, on the military side is to develop a long-term strategic relationship with India. And we're moving in that direction," Locklear said. "One the cornerstones of that long- term key relationship is to learn how we go forward or to figure out how we go forward in many of our procurement areas. Where we share a similar interest and we share similar capabilities, how do we partner together in those?"he noted. The systems of the two countries are different, he acknowledged.
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