<p>The United States has ruled out adding India or Japan to the recently created security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom in the Indo-Pacific, popular as AUKUS.</p>.<p>On September 15, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the trilateral security alliance AUKUS under which Australia would get a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.</p>.<p>"The announcement of AUKUS last week was not meant to be an indication, and I think this is the message the President also sent to (French President Emmanuel) Macron, that there is no one else who will be involved in security in the Indo-Pacific," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Wednesday.</p>.<p>France had criticised its exclusion from the alliance, saying it reflects a lack of coherence when common challenges are being faced in the Indo-Pacific region.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/aukus-changes-everything-1032894.html" target="_blank">AUKUS changes everything</a></strong></p>.<p>"Of course, it's an important topic in conversations with the French, with a range of countries who have a direct interest in the region,” she said.</p>.<p>Psaki was responding to a question if countries like India and Japan whose leaders would be in town this week for the Quad Summit would be made part of the security alliance.</p>.<p>The Quad comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia. The US is hosting the in-person Quad summit in Washington on September 24.</p>.<p>"On Friday… you'll have the Australians there (for the Quad summit). But then you also have India and Japan. Would you envision for them a similar kind of military role that you've now defined for with the Australians?” a journalist asked.</p>.<p>"AUKUS? What would it become? JAUKUS? JAIAUKUS?” Psaki said in lighter moments before giving answer to the question.</p>.<p>The trilateral security alliance, seen as an effort to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, will allow the US and the UK to provide Australia with the technology to develop nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.</p>.<p>China has sharply criticised the trilateral alliance, saying such grouping has no future and will gravely undermine regional stability and aggravate the arms race and hurt international non-proliferation efforts.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The United States has ruled out adding India or Japan to the recently created security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom in the Indo-Pacific, popular as AUKUS.</p>.<p>On September 15, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the trilateral security alliance AUKUS under which Australia would get a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.</p>.<p>"The announcement of AUKUS last week was not meant to be an indication, and I think this is the message the President also sent to (French President Emmanuel) Macron, that there is no one else who will be involved in security in the Indo-Pacific," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Wednesday.</p>.<p>France had criticised its exclusion from the alliance, saying it reflects a lack of coherence when common challenges are being faced in the Indo-Pacific region.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/aukus-changes-everything-1032894.html" target="_blank">AUKUS changes everything</a></strong></p>.<p>"Of course, it's an important topic in conversations with the French, with a range of countries who have a direct interest in the region,” she said.</p>.<p>Psaki was responding to a question if countries like India and Japan whose leaders would be in town this week for the Quad Summit would be made part of the security alliance.</p>.<p>The Quad comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia. The US is hosting the in-person Quad summit in Washington on September 24.</p>.<p>"On Friday… you'll have the Australians there (for the Quad summit). But then you also have India and Japan. Would you envision for them a similar kind of military role that you've now defined for with the Australians?” a journalist asked.</p>.<p>"AUKUS? What would it become? JAUKUS? JAIAUKUS?” Psaki said in lighter moments before giving answer to the question.</p>.<p>The trilateral security alliance, seen as an effort to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, will allow the US and the UK to provide Australia with the technology to develop nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.</p>.<p>China has sharply criticised the trilateral alliance, saying such grouping has no future and will gravely undermine regional stability and aggravate the arms race and hurt international non-proliferation efforts.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>