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India-Japan joint exercise Dharma Guardian 2026 culminates
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The seventh India-Japan military exercise, Dharma Guardian 2026, concluded in Chaubattia, Uttarakhand, on March 8. Focusing on counter-terrorism and urban warfare, the joint training enhanced interoperability and strategic ties. The exercise culminated in a successful 48-hour validation phas
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S Korea, Japan defence ministers hold talks; agree to resume bilateral nav
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korea and Japan last held the maritime exercises in 2017. The drills were stalled amid a series of incidents dampening their ties, such as a row over Japan's plan to hoist the Rising Sun Flag, a controversial flag regarded as symbolic of its past imperialism, on its vessel during a 201
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China launches "countermeasures" against former Japan defence official
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing said that Iwasahe had "colluded with separatist forces" in Taiwan.
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Philippines, Japan navies deepen security ties
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Manila faces increasingly hostile encounters inside its own exclusive economic zone, from water-cannon attacks to dangerous Chinese manoeuvres in and around the South China Sea, which is also referred to the West Philippine Sea by Manila.
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Japan considers broadening "defense-related" spending amid US pressure to
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Japan plans to raise defence spending by including space, aviation, and infrastructure projects beyond the Defence Ministry. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to reach 2% of GDP by fiscal 2025, accelerating previous targets, amid China's assertiveness and US pressure for Japan to shoulder m
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Japan's new PM says will deepen multilateral dialogue with India
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Calling the alliance with the United States the "cornerstone" of Japan's diplomatic and security policies, Takaichi further emphasized that China is an "important neighbour" with which Japan needs to foster "constructive and stable" ties and promote a "strategic and mutually beneficial" r
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Defence, security-related cooperation has emerged as important pillar of c
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29 during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba with the two leaders slated to review bilateral ties which have expanded in scope and ambition over the last decad
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Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi meets Japan Defence Minister General
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Naval Chief is on a four-day official visit to Japan from July 30 to August 2.
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Japan's 2025 Defence White Paper flags China as 'Greatest Strategic Challe
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This white paper scrutinises CRINK, a loosely connected bloc that some observers refer to as the "Axis of Upheaval." Although not a formal alliance, the rising diplomatic, military, and economic collaboration among these four nations is perceived as a significant threat to the rules-based in
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Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In his remarks at the start of the India-Japan Defence Ministerial Meeting, Rajnath Singh recalled his earlier meeting with Nakatani. He expressed confidence that the cooperation between India and Japan will reach greater heights.
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Gen Nakatani expresses condolences on Pahalgam attack during India-Japan D
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Defence Minister of Japan, General Nakatani, expressed condolences and offered sympathies to the grieving families of the Pahalgam terror attack and noted that Japan stands committed towards combating terrorism with India.
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Japan launches new maritime unit to counter China amid tensions over Taiwa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"The unit will facilitate quicker and more secure troop deployments," Nakatani stated during a ceremony in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, commemorating the establishment of the Maritime Transportation Group.
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