Singapore, May 30 -- US War Secretary Pete Hegseth used his address on the second day of the Shangri-La Dialogue to underscore Washington's commitment to the Indo-Pacific while warning against any attempt to dominate the region.

Speaking at the security summit in Singapore, Hegseth was quoted by Al Jazeera as saying that the "era of US subsidising wealthy nations is over", implying that the US was done subsidising other rich countries.

The War Secretary stressed that the United States remains committed to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. This comes at a time when Washington's attention has been heavily focused on the conflict with Iran in recent months.

"A Pacific dominated by any hegemony would unravel" the region's balance o...