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Sunday, October 12, 2025
TopicIndia-Japan ties

Topic: India-Japan ties

Family, teachers back Haryana woman trolled for ‘safe’ in Japan due to Modi’s ‘connections’ remark

While social media users mocked Shivangi Batheja’s emotional remarks after meeting PM Modi in Tokyo, her family & school in Haryana say she has made them proud.

Snub at Trump? Biden-era pacts on minerals & Indo-Pacific trade find mention in India-Japan factsheet

Ties between India & the US have hit a rough patch in recent months. Trump imposed tariffs of 50 percent on India for its unfair trade practices & continued purchase of Russian oil.

India & Japan take aim at China, voice ‘serious concern’ over militarisation of East, South China seas

Joint statement outlines priorities on global security, placing focus on hotspots such as South China Sea and East China Sea, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war and Pahalgam.

Japan targets $68 bn investment in India over 10 yrs, both to set up NSA-level dialogue mechanism

New Delhi: Amidst turmoil in India-US ties, Japan has set a target of investing $68 billion in India in the next decade, along with...

India must move Japan from ‘old friend’ trap to real partners

PM Modi’s visit to Japan comes at the right moment to recalibrate a relationship long described as “natural” but left underutilised. We must free it from the warm and fuzzy comfort of nostalgia

Modi in Japan as both countries face Trump’s new world. A look at New Delhi-Tokyo partnership over the yrs

Japan is set to announce intent to double investment target to $68 bn. From defence co-production to economic security initiative, both nations look to deepen ties amid global turmoil.

CDS General Anil Chauhan discusses defence ties with Japan’s Chief of Staff

General Yoshida Yoshihide, Chief of Staff of the Japan Defense, met with General Anil Chauhan as part of ongoing effects to deepen bilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Jaishankar, Iwaya Discuss Strengthening India-Japan Ties

Foreign ministers meet in Washington D.C. to review progress in various sectors. They designated 2025-26 as the India-Japan Year of Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.