U.S talks of rebalance in region, cooperation with India on BMD
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Neelam Mathews July 23, 2012 Following U.S Secretary Panetta’s visit to India in June , visiting Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Ballistic Missile Defense was an “important potential area for cooperation (between India and the US ). It has great strategic importance …the two governments should discuss strategic before technical (aspects) and I think they intend to.” Carter was speaking at a meet organized by the CII. A central tenet of the U.S new strategy is its rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S intends to have 60 percent of its naval assets in the Pacific by 2020. “We are developing new concepts of rotational presence, with Marines in Australia and four littoral combat ships in Singapore as well as forward stationing in Guam . We are investing in new platforms and technologies relevant to the region, like the new bomber, new submarine-launched conventional weapons, cyber capabilities, and a host of upgra...