Tokyo – Merging with China is the only option left for Taiwan; Taiwan’s independence is an invitation for war, China had threatened. Japan has befittingly responded to this Chinese threat. ‘Taiwan’s peace and stability is directly connected to Japan’s security. Japan is closely monitoring China-Taiwan relations and Chinese military movements,’ Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi […]
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Washington/Beijing: – US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, ordered the US Pentagon to counter the biggest threat to the US national security- China and its military. Kathleen Hicks also endorsed the view and stated that a major chunk of the 2022 defence budget would stop China. It is being said that the statements of Secretary of Defence Austin and Deputy […]
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Ottawa/Beijing: Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre, the Canadian Chief of Defence Staff, warned that ‘China has developed phenomenal military might, based on hypersonic technology, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. For the first time since the 1940s, a country has acquired military might on such a large scale. On the basis of it, China could even outmatch a front formed […]
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Agana: – Admiral Philip Davidson, the Commanding officer of the US Indo-Pacific Command, demanded from the US Congress, ‘The threat of the Chinese missiles for the citizens and soldiers on the Guam Island is persistent. Therefore, the Indo-Pacific Command needs a new air defence system.’ At the same time, Admiral Davidson also proposed a doubling […]
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New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that any weapons and defence equipment purchased from an Indian company- private or government, will not be imported. India is preparing to become Atmanirbhar (Self-reliant) in the defence sector, wiping out the identity as the largest importer of weapons and defence equipment. The foundation for this has been laid […]
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Tokyo: Against the background of the Coronavirus, aggressive Chinese domination activities are continuing, and Japan is making intense preparations to counter them. On Monday, Japan announced a provision of nearly USD 52 billion for the defence sector. This is an increase of 1.1% over the last year. This is the ninth successive year of growth […]
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Stockholm/Moscow: – The Swedish parliament has approved an increase of a whopping 40% in the defence expenditure to counter the threat of Russian aggression. This will take the Swedish defence expenditure to USD 11 billion. This is the first such massive increase in the Swedish defence expenditure in the last 70 years. Only last week, […]
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New Delhi: – The Indian government will be spending ₹3.5 trillion (USD 51 billion), over the next ten years, to strengthen the Indian Navy, who is responsible for the security of the Indian marine borders. The Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik announced that new warships, submarines and other ultramodern equipment would be purchased, […]
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Seoul: South Korea has announced a ‘Defence Plan’ worth $250 billion including an indigenously built aircraft carrier, against the background of nuclear capabilities of North Korea and the increasing Chinese marine ambitions. In this plan prepared for the period 2021 to 2025, it is recommended to increase the defence expenditure by 6% every year. A […]
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Washington: China has been castigated in the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), presented in the US Congress, over the Galwan Valley conflict. There is an explicit mention in the amendment suggested to the NDAA that this conflict was a result of aggressive and expansionist policies of China, and this is a cause of serious concern. […]
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