If confirmed, my overall guiding objective for our relationship with India would be to solidify an enduring strategic partnership underpinned by strong defence cooperation with an Indian military able to collaborate effectively with the United States to address shared interests.

Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.

The goal is to deter war, and this can only be done with a strong, modern, and ready military that has overmatch in all domains.

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