U.S. Navy – Elements of a U.S. Navy battlegroup have moved south from the Gulf to the southen Arabian Sea, as a show of solidarity with government forces in Sri Lanka.

• The Hindu: U.S. moving warships towards Sri Lanka

Asian Background – In a definite break from the past, the Pentagon is refocusing its war planning from conflicts in Europe to future conflicts in Asia.

• Thomas E. Ricks for the Washington Post: For Pentagon, Asia moving to forefront