US commitment to Indo Pacific Trending Positive

Despite the transactional approach by the US Administration under President Donald Trump, US commitment to the Indo Pacific is trending positive.

Here are some of the markers of positive trends

Positive Trends

Partner/Ally	Key Event	Impact	Likely Concerns
Republic of Korea	US Commitment for Extended Deterrence	Sustains nuclear umbrella for South Korea also likely commitment for Japan.	North Korea China
QUAD	United States hosted the fourth annual Quad Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Tabletop Exercise and Strategic Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 02 - 05, 2025	QUAD Coordination of HADR enhancing capacity
QUAD	The 3rd Quad Counter Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting between India, Japan, Australia, and the United States was held in New Delhi on 04-05 December 2025	QUAD enhancing commitment to Terrorism