Tokyo, April 10 – Japan has downgraded its description of China in its 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, released on Friday, highlighting the strained ties between the two nations triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks in November, according to local media.In the annual report...
Tokyo, April 6: Senior figures from several Japanese opposition parties joined thousands of citizens outside the busy Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to protest the government's aggressive push to ease restrictions on arms exports and advance sweeping military expansion, expressing concerns about the...
Islamabad, March 29 Amidst a struggling economy with loose ends in energy, logistics, digital infrastructure, education, poverty, and employment, the Pakistani government aims to establish itself as a major exporter of fighter jets, according to a report."To be clear, an economy struggling to...
Washington, March 18 – The United States authorized more than $330 billion in arms exports last fiscal year, a senior State Department official said, as the Trump administration moved to overhaul a slow and complex defense sales system to speed up deliveries to allies.Stanley L. Brown, Senior...
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Jerusalem, March 11 Driven by growing demand for air defense systems, Israeli defense industries have registered impressive gains, surpassing Britain to become the 7th largest global arms exporter during 2021-25, according to a report.Israel's leading news portal, 'The Times of Israel', in a...
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New Delhi, March 9 India was the world's second largest importer of arms and military hardware from 2021 to 2025, and the largest portion of these imports came from Russia, according to a new report released by the Swedish think tank, SIPRI, on Monday.Ukraine, which received 9.7 per cent of...
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Vienna, March 2 – Pakistan is steadily emerging as a key collaborator and promoter of Chinese defense systems amid growing global concerns about the performance of China’s military equipment in real-time operations.Under joint production and co-branding frameworks – most notably the JF-17...
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Tokyo, February 27 – Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has responded to China's criticism of Tokyo's efforts to strengthen its defense capabilities, local media reported on Friday.In response to questions about the Japanese government's decision to eliminate restrictions on the...
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