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It also proposed actions to support India's "Act East Policy" and its aspiration to be a leading global power
The framework highlights India's compatibility with the US, Japanese, and Australian vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific
New Delhi: The White House on Thursday (January 14) released a declassified document asserting that India has the capacity to counter border provocations by China. The document, which runs into 10 pages, was recently declassified in part by US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien.
Now posted on the White House website, the outgoing Trump administration's 'The Framework' recognises that a free and open Indo-Pacific depends on robust American leadership.