India-Japan relations through 2021
India and Japan in 2021 The two privileged, committed, long-term, friendly, and like-minded democratic partners in the countries of India and Japan were witness to a whirlwind in 2021 owing largely due to the...
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N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles in fresh sign of evolving arsenal
North Korea fired tactical guided missiles on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent tests that highlighted its evolving missile programmes amid stalled denuclearisation talks. The missile...
Sounding alarm on China, Japan and U.S. vow to collaborate more on defence
The United States and Japan on Friday voiced strong concern about China’s growing might and pledged to work together to push back against attempts to destabilise the region, including against emerging defence threats. The...
New Defence Acquisition Policy 2020
The ministry of defence (MoD) has released a policy called Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020(DAP 2020). 657 pages long policy, replaces the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) which was adopted in 2002. It is a mature...
The Wagner Group: Russian Boots with Plausible Deniability
Private Military Companies (PMC) can be force multipliers for state forces or agents of influence depending on how much access, responsibilities, and autonomy they are provided with. When Erik Prince, a former US Navy...
U.S. helps Ukraine to strengthen its border with Russia, Belarus
The United States will finance projects including surveillance and monitoring equipment to strengthen Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus, amid continuing escalation with Moscow, Ukraine’s border service said on Tuesday. Kyiv accuses Moscow of...
Taiwan says confident Chinese invasion would be very hard
A full Chinese invasion of Taiwan with troops landed and ports and airports seized would be very difficult to achieve due to problems China would have in landing and supplying troops, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry...
As diplomacy stutters, U.S., Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario -U.S. official
U.S. and Israeli defense chiefs are expected on Thursday to discuss possible military exercises that would prepare for a worst-case scenario to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities should diplomacy fail and if their nations’ leaders request it,...
Record EU defence spending masks failure to collaborate, report says
European Union states spent nearly 200 billion euros ($225 billion) on defence in 2020, the most since records began in 2006, but joint investment by governments fell, the European Defence Agency (EDA) said in...
Japan strengthening up defence amid threats from China, Russia and North Korea
As security threats from China, Russia and North Korea are rising, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities by considering all options. Kishida said, “I will consider all options,...
