Japan had officially eased its post-World War II, decades-long ban on exporting lethal weapons. The government approved new guidelines allowing the export of defence equipment including fighter jets, missiles, and destroyers. It marked a major shift in its security policy and accelerated a move toward “remilitarization” in response to regional tensions. The policy represented aContinue reading “Regional Threats in Focus, Unsure of US Security Umbrella, Japan to Develop and Export Lethal Weapons”
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PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries
PM Modi will travel to Japan on August 30, where he will participate in the 17th annual India-Japan Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It will be PM Modi’s 8th visit to this strategically important friend of India. The only countries he has made a large number of visits to are the USA (10),Continue reading “PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries”