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A Stronger Japan-India Partnership for Indo-Pacific Security - JAPAN Forward
Why it matters
Japan-India partnership strengthening in Indo-Pacific security directly reinforces the alliance architecture Australia depends on to counterbalance Chinese power projection, particularly through the Quad framework. This development signals sustained commitment from major democratic powers to regional security cooperation, which reduces risks of strategic abandonment or vacuum-filling by Beijing.
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