Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits South Africa amid rising tensions with West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits South Africa amid rising tensions with West

Pretoria/Moscow: After the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out, many countries on the African continent refused to support the Western Front by adopting an isolationist policy. Besides, African countries maintained their stance even after European countries and the US tried to put pressure on this. Against this background, Russia and China have further accelerated their efforts to […]

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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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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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Japan proposes defence budget of over $40 bn to counter threats from China and North Korea

Japan proposes defence budget of over $40 bn to counter threats from China and North Korea

Tokyo: Japan’s defence ministry has proposed a more than $40 billion budget to counter the growing threats from China and North Korea. This includes provision for hypersonic missiles, standoff missiles, aircraft carriers, drones, and advanced fighter jets. The budget proposed by the Japanese Ministry of Defence is the highest to date. Apart from this, sources […]

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Russia arrests scientists on charges of spying for China

Russia arrests scientists on charges of spying for China

Moscow: While the entire world is focused on the Ukraine conflict, an espionage racket has been exposed in Russia. It has been exposed that Russian ally China is involved in the espionage racket. Russian agencies have detained a scientist supplying confidential information regarding laser technology to the Chinese intelligence agency. Whereas, a few hours ago, […]

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Russia conducts ‘Nuclear Drill’ near capital Moscow

Russia conducts ‘Nuclear Drill’ near capital Moscow

Moscow: On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced that it would supply Ukraine with advanced weapons worth $700 million, including the Himars rocket system. Russia has reacted sharply to the announcement. On Wednesday, Russia started ‘nuclear drills’ near the capital, Moscow. The exercises include the Yars, an intercontinental ballistic missile with a thousand Russian nuclear forces […]

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Russian State Duma member warns to smash Poland if it interferes in Ukraine conflict

Russian State Duma member warns to smash Poland if it interferes in Ukraine conflict

Moscow/Warsaw/Kyiv: Senior Russian leader Vladimir Shamanov warned Russia would crush Poland if it tried to interfere in the Ukraine war. Poland has forwarded a proposal to send a peacekeeping force into Ukraine. Before Shamanov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had warned that if a peacekeeping force is deployed in Ukraine, a conflict will flare-up between […]

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China has developed anti-satellite laser weapon, claims Hong Kong based news agency  

China has developed anti-satellite laser weapon, claims Hong Kong based news agency  

Taipei: China has successfully developed a powerful laser capable of targeting critical satellites of the US orbiting the earth. This system developed by the Chinese scientists can destroy the US satellites with a wave burst of 5-megawatts. The Hong Kong based News agency Asia Times published this information.   The Chinese scientists from Sichuan Province […]

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