US needs new partners and relationships in Asia Pacific: Hagel

August 07, 2014 08:52

Ahead of his first visit to India, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the US is looking for new partners and relationships in Asia Pacific region which represents both opportunities and challenges.

On the eve of his first three-day visit to India, Hagel said at a meeting in Germany yesterday that he was visiting the largest democratic country of the world to build relationship and not just military to military ties. "In India, I'm going to follow John Kerry's visit and our Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker's visit -- they were there about a week ago and attempt to try to continue to build, not just a stronger military-to-military relationship with the Indians," Hagel said.

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