India visit, part of a nine-day tour of Asia, follows US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's stops in Vietnam and Singapore

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India visit, part of a nine-day tour of Asia, follows US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's stops in Vietnam and Singapore

Saul Loeb

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (pictured in May) flies to India on Tuesday for talks focusing on Washington's strategic shift towards Asia, as US officials eye New Delhi as a potentially pivotal partner.