The Latest Breaking News from Indo

Japan and the United Kingdom have decided to collaborate on next-generation fighter jets, pooling their technology and resources to get the greatest bang for their dollars. Japan’s F-X program and the United Kingdom’s Tempest, both of which are scheduled to fly in the early 2030s, will be the world’s first…

The French foreign minister says the war in Ukraine will not overshadow France’s commitments to the Indo-Pacific region, where India and its allies view China’s rising influence with suspicion

Energy security is shifting to new interdependencies based on alternate fuels and rare earths.

WASHINGTON: The United States and 13 Indo-Pacific countries on Friday agreed on parameters for negotiating closer trade, environment and economic ties that US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said would boost investment and jobs in the partner countries.

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…