US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Singapore ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he is expected to meet regional leaders and defence counterparts for key security talks. Hegseth is set to hold meetings with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, and leaders from several Indo-Pacific nations as the United States looks to reinforce its regional strategy amid rising tensions with China, especially over Taiwan and the South China Sea.


Shangri-La Dialogue: Pete Hegseth Trains US Soldiers Stationed In Singapore

US President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday slammed China for its abuses on trade, technology, and human rights and stressed upon the ''security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region''.

Joe Biden lambasts Chinese abuses and stresses significance of Indo-Pacific ties

India and the United Kingdom on Friday agreed to increase their collaboration in the fields of Indo-Pacific cooperation, climate change, disaster resilience, development in third world countries amongst other areas.

India, UK agree to boost Indo-Pacific cooperation