The great Indo-Pacific hedge – deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends  ReutersIndia is ‘powerful’ and ‘modernising’ its military, says U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth  The HinduDefense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue  CNBCRaise defence spending or else, Hegseth tells NATO, Europe  The Times of IndiaWhat Hegseth’s comments at Shangri-La Dialogue say about US foreign policy  Al Jazeera  Read More