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"We cannot let the same thing happen in the Indo-Pacific region," Japan's leader said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declares that Australia's commitment to the Quad "will not change" under his government, while stressing that climate change is one of his key strategic priorities.

India is yet to take a decision on joining the framework

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next week of the leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India

Australia’s leader won't say who might represent the nation at a summit with U.S., Indian and Japanese leaders just three days after elections on Saturday

To boost economic engagement in Southeast Asian countries, the Biden administration will invest $150 million in the region as part of its strategy to counter China, Financial Times Reports. The new package comes seven months after Biden promised Asean leaders that he would provide up to $102 million in investments for countries in Southeast Asia. …

The Ministry of Public Health will distribute 200,000 coronavirus protein-based vaccine doses donated by India and its partners to state-owned hospitals across Thailand with the target of inoculating those unvaccinated people.

While India has explained its stand on the war and its ties with Russia, the U.S. remains ‘disappointed’ 

U.S. President Joe Biden has said only India among the Quad group of countries was "somewhat shaky" in acting against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, as India tries to balance its ties with Russia and the West.