NATO deepens institutional ties with Indo-Pacific partners ahead of Ankara summit (decode39.com)

• IP4 leaders expected at NATO Ankara summit
• Cooperation expands to industry, tech, and supply chains
• Italy pushes expansion; India engagement grows

"At the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara, leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand (IP4) are expected to be invited. The partnership is moving from political dialogue to concrete cooperation in defense industry, technology, supply-chain security, and cybersecurity. Italy strongly supports this expansion. Engagement with India is also growing, with meetings and naval exercises. NATO emphasizes this is not geographic expansion but building a network linking security environments."