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US Welcomes India's Formal Invitation to Australia for Annual Exercise Malabar

"The pandemic has also exacerbated concerns about China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and resulting in debt-trap diplomacy. A free and open Indo-Pacific must come with sustainable investment in the region and infrastructure that is physically secure, financially viable and socially responsible. BRI's opaque and predatory nature fails to meet these standards," the letter read.