India an ‘essential’ U.S. partner in Indo-Pacific, its rise is good for American interests, says top Pentagon official
United States Under Secretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby, speaks at a Special Session, in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI India and the U.S. desire an Indo-Pacific in which no one power can dominate, said a senior Pentagon official, but did not make any reference to the Quad while detailing the Trump…