[Naveen Mallikarjuna] “I do wish though that you could set panning by Track level, rather than only by Clip.
That way, new clips added to a track would automatically pan Left or Right. “
Well, there kinda is. If you are capturing from tape, in the clip settings you can link the tracks by clicking the infinity looking icon to the left of the green buttons.
If you are working from file based media, just link the tracks,(higlight both tracks and hit Option+L)
This pans them correctly. Even if you unlink them after that, they still retain their pan. Test it and see by linking, unlinking, then clicking on the individual tracks and see what the panning is.
Best,
Joey