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“His fundamental principle … is making sure that Japan is able to work with regional partners in a way that it doesn’t completely rely on the United States to be engaged in a conflict with China. To be able to independently, in a sense, prepare for the worst scenario,” Nishimura said.

“I would venture to guess that that’s not going to happen,” said Rintaro Nishimura, associate at The Asia Group Japan. “It looks like he’s trying to kind of fundamentally change the relationship, but not in a completely negative way.”

To solidify his rule over a fractured party, Ishiba will need to draw from a wide base to form his cabinet, said Rintaro Nishimura, an associate at the Asia Group Japan. “If he just rewards the people who supported him, that’s going to cause a lot of trouble with the people who supported Takaichi and

Following the Fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit, TAG Vice President Gopal Nadadur and USIBC Director Pushan Das write that India is advancing towards its ambitions in the domestic and global defense ecosystem. Partnerships with like-minded countries can accelerate India’s progress, as seen in industries such as electronics and semiconductors.

“TAG published Indo-Pacific AI governance report, featuring Taiwan model, which can play good influence on the world stage…”

“Taiwan can be more than just a vendor in the era of AI! Taiwan should try to promote its AI governance model to the world too.” // Original:「台灣不要只是做代工！」印太AI治理報告出爐　專家：應爭取AI國際話語權

In a new report on India’s defense acquisition procedure, TAG VP Gopal Nadadur and USIBC Director Pushan Das offer policy recommendations to grow India’s defense industry, including via private sector partnerships with like-minded countries.

“While the Chinese stock market wants more stimulus, the government sees the economy as in a transition, not in a crisis thus more aggressive measures such as steep rate cuts are off the table, or at least not until the U.S. cuts its rates first,” said Han Lin, China country director at consultancy The Asia

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Richard Marles presented TAG Senior Advisor Abraham Denmark with the Secretary and Chief of the Defence Force Commendation for his work on AUKUS.  

Whoever wins the November presidential election in the United States, foreign policy is in for a shake-up and the world will be a more uncertain place. But liberal democracies like Australia have agency – we can respond by building on existing partnerships and creating new ones with like-minded countries to maintain the global rules-based order.