US building new and stronger bonds with nations in Indo-Pacific: Pence

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Oct 04 2018 | 10:25 PM IST

To advance its vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Trump Administration is building new and stronger bonds with countries in the region, including India, that shares its values, US Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday.

The US recently renamed its oldest and largest military command - the Pacific Command - to Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move to signal India's importance.

"To advance our vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, we're building new and stronger bonds with nations that share our values, across the region from India to Samoa. Our relationships will flow from a spirit of respect, built on partnership, not domination," Pence said in a major foreign policy

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First Published: Oct 04 2018 | 10:25 PM IST

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