The two countries, who finalised on joint production of land and naval systems last year, discussed ways to launch similar lines for military hardware and key platforms.
President Moon, who seeks both stronger human rights protections and a better relationship with North Korea, has often prioritised the latter over the former.
Kim Jon Un's shocking act of destruction appears to be a part of a calculated gamble to force the South Korean president to break with US and support North Korea.
South Korea urged North Korea to tread carefully after the country reduced to rubble a $15 million liaison office set up in 2018 as a symbol of reconciliation.
Joint projects, once seen as symbols of reconciliation, are now a focal point of a pressure campaign by North Korea to force South Korea to break from US-led sanctions.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in tried to defuse tensions by seeking to cancel the licenses of two groups that sent anti-Kim leaflets in balloons across the border.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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