Seoul, May 7 (IANS) South Korea and the United States will hold their high-level defence talks in Washington next week, Seoul’s defence ministry said Thursday, with the wartime Operational Control (OPCON) transfer and access control of the inter-Korean buffer zone expected to top the agenda.The biannual Korea-US Integrated Defence Dialogue (KIDD) will take place from Tuesday through Wednesday (US time), the ministry said in a release.Kim Hong-cheol, Deputy Defence Minister for policy, will lead …
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Washington, April 25 (IANS) The Indo-Pacific is “the defining strategic theatre in the 21st century,” Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, has told lawmakers, warning that Washington must sustain deterrence through alliances, forward military presence and technological advantage to counter rising challenges in the region. During a Congressional hearing this week, Paparo said deterrence in the region depends on sustained operations and coordination with allies, describing i…