Jagdishor Panday
Washington DC, November
The US official said that they have been committed to this region for well over 70 years since World War II and even before World War II and the US has a vested interest in maintaining security, stability, free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Speaking with South Asian Journalists during the 'Amplifying the Indo-Pacific Strategy program, the Defense official said as a Pacific nation with tremendous regional interests, the United States is committed to the protection and defense the territory of the United States, its people, and interests in the region.
"It's important that we understand that there's a lot of common ground out here for us, that the US, yes we have interests here but we have common interests, we have a common interest in a free and open Indo-Pacific, in access to free markets, in access to free and open navigation to freedom from coercion, freedom from any type of fear," the official said.
