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Amid China's growing assertiveness, India and Japan on Thursday agreed to further increase the scope and complexities of their joint military exercises while emphasising that their strong ties are very important for a free, open, rule-based and inclusive Indo-Pacific. Read more on Dynamite News:

Senior Officials Meeting one of several intense engagements between Quad countries this week, but it’s not a counter-China grouping

An American diplomat in Tokyo has criticized what he calls China’s “increasingly hostile maritime actions” as a threat to the safety of waterways in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific

The government plans to revise the Development Cooperation Charter, which sets guidelines for Japan's official development assistance (ODA) to developing countries, in the first half of next year with a focus on economic security, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Germany will expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific by sending more warships and joining drills with allies as it keeps an eye on the "enormous" build-up of China's armed forces, the German defence chief told Reuters.

The passage of two U.S. warships on Sunday through international waters in the Taiwan Strait is "very consistent" with the U.S. "one China policy" and seeking a free and open Indo-Pacific, a White House official said.

Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. In a statement, the US Navy said the transit "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific." Tensions in…

Recent comments by Defence Minister Richard Marles about Australia, China and the international law of the sea raise the spectre of Australia acting as an Indo-Pacific “deputy sheriff” for the United States, enforcing the rules-based international order.

The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of military helicopters and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion, the Pentagon said, as Australia seeks to boost its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also said that Quad—comprising the U.S., India, Japan and Australia—is the most prominent plurilateral platform

Outgoing European ambassador to Australia Michael Pulch says while Europe hasn't neglected the Indo-Pacific, it needed to increase its presence in the region.