The Japan TimesDec 9
Japan and India must deepen defense and tech cooperation to bolster Indo-Pacific stability amid a fragile "Quad" and rising China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/09/japan/japan-india-defense-in-the-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #narendramodi #indiajapanrelations #thequad #australia #us #china #pakistan #philippines #australia #defense
Japan-India defense in a fragmenting Indo-Pacific

For Tokyo, sustaining India’s participation is strategically vital — not only for Indo-Pacific's balance-of-power, but also ensuring China-resilient supply chains.

The Japan Times
RonSupportsYouOct 7, 2025

Headline: "Russia and India begin joint military drills today."

India was an American ally. Our military alliance was called #TheQuad. After Trump, #PutinsPuppet, began his current term as president, he alienated India, causing India to cooperate more with Russia and China.
#NationalSecurity #military #politics

The Japan TimesSep 24, 2025
Japan is recalibrating its core foreign policy principles to navigate an assertive China, a transactional U.S. and a shifting regional order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/23/world/japan-foreign-policy-in-uncharted-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #china #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #aukus #thequad #asean #indopacific
Japan’s foreign policy faces uncharted waters

Japan's challenge lies in maintaining strategic alignment while accommodating American transactionalism.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesSep 22, 2025
Trump keeps treating the nation’s allies with such contempt that the consequences will be lasting and ugly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/22/world/allies-no-longer-trust-the-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #benjaminnetanyahu #russia #poland #nato #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #taiwan #aukus #thequad
America’s friends will never trust the U.S. again

A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesSep 17, 2025
Japan and India can secure sustained U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific by building energy, technology and defense partnerships so commercially and strategically compelling that Washington cannot afford to walk away. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/17/world/japan-india-us-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usjapanrelations #indiajapanrelations #india #us #aukus #thequad #indopacific
Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

Neither Japan or India possess the military strength to counter China independently.

The Japan Times
RonSupportsYouAug 7, 2025
India joined the United States in an anti-China alliance called #TheQuad.
Trump's stupidity about tariffs is pushing India into having better relations with China.
#NationalSecurity #politics
The Japan TimesJul 30, 2025
Deepening India-Japan ties in infrastructure, defense and supply-chain resilience is crucial for countering China’s ambitions and managing the unpredictability of U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/30/japan/japan-and-india-forge-stronger-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #indopacific #thequad #india #japan #indiajapanrelations #us #china
As China advances and the U.S. retreats, Japan-India ties grow stronger

Located on two ends of the Indo-Pacific region, India and Japan anchor a stable counterweight to China and a mercurial Trump.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJan 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration has sparked divided reactions, with concerns over policy shifts and unpredictability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/23/world/america-first-didnt-just-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #marcorubio #thequad #indopacificusrelations #americafirst #china
'America First' didn't just return — it has always been there

The Trump administration is no different from previous administrations and remains as inherently 'America First' as ever.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 2, 2024
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government is enhancing Japan's global and regional influence through strategic defense reforms and international partnerships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/08/02/kishida-foreign-security-policies/ #editorials #usjapanrelations #thequad #defense #china #fumiokishida
Japan’s defense reforms and diplomacy boost regional security

Considerable progress was made this week in a series of meetings with Tokyo's counterparts in various endeavors, the heart of which is the Japan-U.S. alliance.

The Japan Times
robinhaettichApr 4, 2024
#TheQuad 🌸 https://www.flickr.com/gp/haettich/A29588k5z5
The Quad University of Washington 2024

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