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The United States "must improve commercial relations" with India to encourage New Delhi to contribute to Indo-Pacific security, including through continued quadrilateral cooperation with Australia and Japan, according to the country's National Security Strategy 2025. The annual document was released by the White House on Friday.

"We will also work to align the actions of our allies and partners with our joint interest in preventing domination by any single competitor nation," the NSS said in a veiled reference to China.

The commentary in the strategy paper comes amid strained ties between Washington and New Delhi.

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