New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Fleet Master Chief of the US Navy, David Isom, emphasised that India will play a very important role going forward in partnership with the US and all of its other partners and allies.

David Isom said on Friday that India has a really important role in helping protect those international commons.

Speaking to ANI on India-US defence ties, he said, "The relationship continues to grow. I think India has a really important role in helping protect those international commons, the free and open Indo-Pacific, the freedom of commerce and the ability for all nations to have access to those open sea lanes."

"I think India will play a very important role going forward in partnership with the US and all of our other partners a...