India and the US have inked an expansive 10-year defense framework to deepen strategic partnership, aiming to enhance cooperation across all domains. This move signals a renewed commitment to regional stability and safeguarding a free and open Indo-Pacific, despite ongoing trade tensions and shifting US priorities.
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