The informal “Squad” strategic alliance includes the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines. It's like the QUAD but emphasizes “S” for security.

The Philippines wants India to join the Squad alliance with the US, Australia, and Japan to counter China's tactics in the South China Sea. China is creating militarized artificial islands and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is pushing to expand the informal "Squad" security alliance by adding India and South Korea to the four-nation bloc formed as a counterweight to China's ...

The Philippines is urging India to join the US, Australia, and Japan in the 'Squad' alliance to counter China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea. Amid concerns over China's coercive ...

New Delhi could draw closer to Southeast Asian nations as they face similar pressures over Beijing’s territorial claims, analyst says.

Formed in May 2024, the Squad is not a formal military alliance, but an informal collaborative grouping made up of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, who have cooperated on ...

Even as the Quad steadily strengthens its hold across the Indo-Pacific region, India may soon consider being a part of another key multilateral alliance ... Philippines' Armed Forces chief. Though ...

India has been invited to join the multilateral alliance Squad to prevent China's influence in the South China Sea. The Philippines wants India and South Korea to join Squad, according to a report ...

National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and his American counterpart, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, held their ...

The Squad is an informal multilateral grouping ... a 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific', while the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains at its core." General Romeo S. Brawner, military chief of the Philippines, said ...

The Philippine and US air forces kicked off joint exercises Monday aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing ...