Washington: US lawmakers and senior foreign policy experts have described the United States' partnership with India as "a defining relationship of the 21st century", warning that Chinese aggression requires deeper military, economic, and technological coordination between Washington and New Delhi.

Opening a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia hearing on the US–India strategic partnership on Wednesday (local time), Chairman Congressman Bill Huizenga said the relationship "is no longer just important. It is a defining relationship of the 21st century", adding that "if America wants a free Indo-Pacific… our partnership with India is critical."

He warned that an "increasingly aggressive China threatens regional stability", citing Beijing's expanding maritime presenc

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