Why did the US envoy visit India’s army command near Pakistan?First Post Explainers

The visit of US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, Samuel J Paparo, to the headquarters of India’s Western Army Command in Chandimandir near Chandigarh on Tuesday (February 16), has turned heads, especially in the subcontinent.

The presence of the US’s top uniformed officer in the Indo-Pacific region alongside the American envoy at a frontline Indian Army formation less than 250 kilometres from the Pakistan border is being viewed as a significant development in the evolving military relationship between New Delhi and Washington.

The visit took place at a time when India and the US are expanding the scope of defence cooperation across land, maritime, air, cyber, and technology domains.