Deterrence is key to dissuading a Chinese invasion of TaiwanChina conducted its largest military drills around Taiwan since 1996, protesting President Lai's US transit. The PLA Navy simulated blockad...
16 Dec, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
Japan's cabinet approves $140 billion stimulus package to spur growthThe stimulus lays out fiscal spending of 21.9 trillion yen ($140 billion) on measures to support sustained wage gains and cash handouts for...
23 Nov, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
'Basically true': Japan opposition leader Yuichiro Tamaki admits to extra-marital affairYuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan's opposition Democratic Party for the People, confirmed an extramarital affair with a model, revealed by a...
11 Nov, 2024, 09.00 AM IST
After disastrous election, what happens to Japan's new PM?Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in snap parliamentary elections, marking the LDP's wo...
28 Oct, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Keir Starmer: Britain's methodical new leaderKeir Starmer, Britain's new Prime Minister, brings a methodical approach and legal background to his leadership. At 61, he is the oldest to...
05 Jul, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Xi's bugbear: The man behind China's latest shock-and-awe maneuverTaiwan's new leader, Lai Ching-te, has provoked China into military drills around the island in response to his inauguration and calls for ...
23 May, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has steered the island towards democracy and away from ChinaLai Ching-te, the president-elect of Taiwan, has pledged to protect the island's de facto independence from China and strengthen ties with ...
13 Jan, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Taiwan issues alert over China satellite as poll ramps up security fearsTaiwan issued a national emergency alert after China launched a satellite ahead of its crucial presidential election. The alert, triggered ...
09 Jan, 2024, 04.47 PM IST
Brazilian army commander's visit strengthens India-Brazil defence tiesGeneral Tomas Miguel Mine Ribeiro Paiva, Commander of the Brazilian Army, is visiting India to witness military maneuvers and weapon platfo...
30 Aug, 2023, 06.51 PM IST
China sanctions Reagan library, others over Taiwan president's US tripThe Prospect Foundation and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, both in Asia, were being sanctioned for their involvement in promo...
07 Apr, 2023, 09.32 AM IST
Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president Tsai Ing-wen says in fiery pre-election rebuff to ChinaTaiwan's Nov 26 local elections come a month after Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has ramped up military pressure on the democratically-...
13 Nov, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Defence Sector Reforms: How to balance operational necessities with indigenisation pushThe Indian defence planners face a peculiar paradox. On one hand is the need to keep the armed forces operationally ready at all times, to ...
01 Jun, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
Coming Apocalypse of Xi JinpingChina stares at an economic collapse in wake of Covid of an economy already bruised with Trump's trade war. Therefore, the move in Hong Kon...
29 May, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
View: Rafale critics glossed over urgency to acquire aircraftThe first decision to buy the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) was made nearly 17 years ago, but the first Rafale aircraft is sche...
03 Jan, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
- Political parties in Nagaland sign agreement to weed out corruption from polls
To eradicate corruption in the Christian-dominated society, election malpractices must be eradicated, the agreement said.
23 Jun, 2017, 06.31 PM IST
Taiwan votes in key test for China-friendly governmentOpinion polls suggest the Kuomintang (KMT) are heading for heavy losses as they struggle with growing fears over Chinese influence.
29 Nov, 2014, 01.28 PM IST
Modernisation of armed forces & long-term defence planning are a must for national securityPM's New Year resolution on modernisation of the armed forces is unlikely to materialise any time soon unless he shows leadership and strat...
03 Mar, 2012, 05.12 AM IST