India will be focus of U.S. diplomacy in 2023: Kurt Campbell

White House coordinator envisions network of partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chat ahead of a working session during the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 15, 2022. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- In a week in which U.S.-Japan relations took center stage in Washington, the White House coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs made clear that India was next on his radar for 2023.

At Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023, an annual preview of political, security, and economic developments held by the Washington think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, Kurt Campbell said America and its allies are looking at India as a country they want to draw more into the Indo-Pacific.

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