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Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), arrived in India on October 3, 2026, for a six-day official visit aimed at deepening the US-India Major Defence Partnership and reinforcing Washington's strategic commitments in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). 

The high-profile trip, scheduled from October 3 to 8, serves as a crucial platform to address maritime security dynamics, counter regional adversarial influences, and navigate evolving technological shifts in the Indo-Pacific theatre.