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India News: WASHINGTON: A top American commander on Tuesday told lawmakers that the current state of US-India relations presents a historic opportunity to deepen .
USINDOPACOM defines security relationship with India as strategic imperative: Admiral Philips Davidson
Washington:
A top American commander on Tuesday told lawmakers that the current state of US-India relations presents a historic opportunity to deepen bilateral defence ties and solidify what he described as the defining partnership of the 21st century .
The US and Indian navies are now securely sharing information, and India has substantially increased its acquisition of US defence equipment, Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee here during a Congressional hearing.
The United States strongly supports India s establishment of an information fusion centre focusing on maritime domain awareness, which will improve maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region and Bay of Bengal, he said.