Top Pentagon official to visit India this month
US Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton B Carter will be visiting India this month as part of a 10-day Asia mission that would take him to a number of countries including Japan, Thailand and South Korea.
“The purpose of the visit is to engage key allies and partners in detailed discussions on what the US military’s approach to the Asia-Pacific will mean in practice,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
Carter, the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, is also the point man for overseeing the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan.
US Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton B Carter will be visiting India this month as part of a 10-day Asia mission that would take him to a number of countries including Japan, Thailand and South Korea.
“The purpose of the visit is to engage key allies and partners in detailed discussions on what the US military’s approach to the Asia-Pacific will mean in practice,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
Carter, the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, is also the point man for overseeing the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan.




