Japanese cabinet approves defence budget of $55 billion for 2023 – 20% more than in 2022

Japanese cabinet approves defence budget of $55 billion for 2023 – 20% more than in 2022

Tokyo: In its national security policy released last week, Japan signalled a record increase in defence spending. Accordingly, in the Friday cabinet meeting, Japan approved a defence budget of $55 billion for 2023. Compared to 2022, Japan has increased its defence spending by a whopping 20 per cent in the next year. Japan said this […]

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Japan announces provision of $320 billion for defence preparedness against the threats posed by China and North Korea

Japan announces provision of $320 billion for defence preparedness against the threats posed by China and North Korea

Tokyo: Considering the growing threat in the Pacific region due to the increasing possibility of a Chinese attack on Taiwan and North Korean missile tests, Japan has announced a substantial increase in its defence spending. On Friday, Japan announced the new national security policy. It highlighted the need for an unprecedented increase in defence spending […]

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Indian army foiled Chinese military’s infiltration bid – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Indian army foiled Chinese military’s infiltration bid – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi/Beijing: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Parliament that Indian troops foiled an infiltration bid by the Chinese army in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. Besides, saying the situation along the LAC is generally stable, China refrained from talking further about its military skirmish with the Indian army. Conversely, China’s official mouthpiece Global Times claimed that […]

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Work on third aircraft carrier has already begun – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Work on third aircraft carrier has already begun – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Even needles were not manufactured in India at the time of independence. But after 75 years, India is building an indigenous aircraft carrier. India has become the seventh country in the world to achieve this capability. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the country had started work on building another aircraft carrier after […]

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Russian missiles target Ukraine’s military supply chain: Russian Defence Ministry

Russian missiles target Ukraine’s military supply chain: Russian Defence Ministry

Moscow/Kyiv: Russia has strongly responded within a few hours of Ukraine’s drone strikes on its Russian bases. On Monday, Russia launched a barrage of missiles on several provinces, including the capital Kyiv. The Russian Defence Ministry informed that the attack was planned to target places and facilities which were a part of the military supply […]

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India has been regional power providing complete security in Indo-Pacific – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

India has been regional power providing complete security in Indo-Pacific – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India is a regional power that provides complete security in the Indo-Pacific region. The Defence Minister spoke during the Samanvay 2022 exercise organised under the ‘Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief-HADR’. It has surfaced that China has been taking special initiatives to increase its activities in […]

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US has committed a blunder by instituting inquiry against Israel – Israeli Defence Minister warns

US has committed a blunder by instituting inquiry against Israel – Israeli Defence Minister warns

Jerusalem: The US Department of Justice has ordered an inquiry into the death of female reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz warned that the United States had committed a serious mistake by initiating an inquiry into the incident, despite a detailed Israeli investigation. At the same time, Gantz lambasted that Israel will […]

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Russian Defence Minister Shoigu met Russian Command in Ukraine

Russian Defence Minister Shoigu met Russian Command in Ukraine

Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Russia’s Joint Command Center in Ukraine in the wake of the ongoing conflict in the Kherson and Donetsk provinces. It has come to light that a long-term meeting has been held with senior military officials, including General Sergey Surovikin, assigned to Russia’s campaign in Ukraine. Photographs of the […]

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Aggressive changes made in Japan’s defence policy in the face of rising China-Taiwan tension

Aggressive changes made in Japan’s defence policy in the face of rising China-Taiwan tension

– Naval exercises of 12 countries in Japan’s maritime zone – Japan to produce hypersonic missiles Tokyo: A large war exercise of 12 countries started in Japan’s Yokosuka port on Sunday. A separate Malabar war exercise of the QUAD countries will also be organised in the next few hours. Also, Japan has started preparations to […]

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