US President has signed ARIA act to counter the threat from China and to reinvigorate US leadership in the Indo-Pacific region.  

• It aims to establish a multifaceted U.S. strategy to increase U.S. security, economic interests, and values in the Indo-Pacific region.  
• The new law mandates actions countering China’s illegal construction and militarization of artificial features in the South China Sea and coercive economic practices.  
• ARIA recognizes the vital role of the strategic partnership between the U.S. and India in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region and it calls for strengthening diplomatic, economic, and security ties between both the countries.  
• It allocates a budget of $1.5 billion over a five-year period to enhance cooperation with America’s strategic regional allies in the region.   

Source: The Hindu