The agreement establishes a framework for closer cooperation between the armed forces of India and Japan in reciprocal provision of supplies and services, an official said.
CAA protests, though strictly domestic affairs, should not be allowed to tarnish India’s image in the outside world and reverse the gains made in 2019.
Both countries failed to make headway mainly on a breakthrough in the civil nuclear deal, acquisition of Amphibious aircraft and progress in the bullet train project.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry's comments came a day after India & Japan held their first foreign & defence ministerial dialogue to broad-base strategic ties.
Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
These agreements are nothing more than photo – ops. Nothing will change until Japan changes its constitution from pacifist of 1948 vintage to more update, much more attune to the current understanding of threats and sudden emergence of China as belligerent power in Asia.
These agreements are nothing more than photo – ops. Nothing will change until Japan changes its constitution from pacifist of 1948 vintage to more update, much more attune to the current understanding of threats and sudden emergence of China as belligerent power in Asia.