Indian Army contingent arrives in Alaska for Yudh Abhyas 2025 joint military exercise with US

As the United States and India deepen their military partnership in the Arctic, an Indian Army contingent has arrived in Alaska for joint exercises that underscore New Delhi's shift toward great-power alignment with Washington—a striking move that signals how quickly the geopolitical landscape is realigning in Asia. The Yudh Abhyas drills, among the largest joint military exercises between the two nations, represent India's boldest assertion yet that it views the U.S. as a strategic counterweight to China's expanding influence. For observers tracking the fracturing of traditional Cold War alliances and the emergence of a new bloc of democracies competing for influence in the Indo-Pacific, this exercise in America's strategically vital northern frontier

The Tribune·Sep 16