Referring to China as “our common enemy”, General Romeo S Brawner, chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, on Wednesday said that the island nation is keen to see India join a security grouping that is informally called the Squad.
He mentioned it during a session on securing sea lanes for trade at the Raisina Dialogue.
Although still in the making - among the island country, the United States, Japan and Australia -the Squad seeks to counter China’s power assertions in the South China Sea region. “We find commonality with India, because we have a common enemy. I am

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