Pentagon's decision to drop "Indo" from the US Indo-Pacific Command's title and restore its old Pacific Command designation has reignited questions over India's place in American strategic thinking, with the move triggering concern in strategic circles that Washington may be placing less emphasis on New Delhi's role in its broader Asia policy, as per a report by Times of India's Chidanand Rajghatta .
The US Department of Defense announced on Tuesday that the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) would once again be known as the Pacific Command (PACOM), reviving the designation used from 1947 until 2018.
