Death Knell For Quad? Why Pentagon’s Move To Drop ‘Indo’ From Pacific Command Has India Watching

Death Knell For Quad? Why Pentagon’s Move To Drop ‘Indo’ From Pacific Command Has India Watching

Last Updated:June 17, 2026, 2:56 PM IST The symbolism has sparked unease in India because the original renaming was never just about geography; it was about strategy Dropping “Indo” risks creating the impression that India is no longer as central to US strategic messaging as it was during the first Trump administration. (AI-Generated Image) When…

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अमेरिका ने सबसे बड़े सैन्य कमांड से ‘इंडो’ शब्द हटाया:  चीन के खिलाफ भारत को अहमियत देने के लिए ट्रम्प ने ही नाम बदला था

अमेरिका ने सबसे बड़े सैन्य कमांड से ‘इंडो’ शब्द हटाया: चीन के खिलाफ भारत को अहमियत देने के लिए ट्रम्प ने ही नाम बदला था

washington dc58 minutes ago copy link The US Department of Defense has announced that the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) has been renamed again to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM). Now the word ‘Indo’ has been removed from this command. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis changed the name of the command in 2018. At that time,…

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US Drops ‘Indo’ From Pacific Command In Major Rebranding; ‘Deep Historic Roots’

US Drops ‘Indo’ From Pacific Command In Major Rebranding; ‘Deep Historic Roots’

Last Updated:June 17, 2026, 10:25 IST United States restores US Pacific Command name, dropping INDO from US Indo-Pacific Command, citing historic roots and honoring USPACOM’s ‘historic roots’ in the region. US changed the name of its pacific command, dropping ‘INDO’ from it. (Representational image) Honouring its ‘deep historic roots’, the United States has announced that…

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US drops ‘Indo’ from Pacific Command name, reverts to original designation

US drops ‘Indo’ from Pacific Command name, reverts to original designation

The United States Department of War has announced that the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially revert to its original designation — the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), restoring the name under which the military command operated for more than seven decades. The move reverses a symbolic but strategically significant change introduced in 2018, when then…

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