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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicYoshihide Suga

Topic: Yoshihide Suga

Japan’s new leader Suga seeks to end ‘curse’ of revolving-door PMs

In the 50 years prior to Abe’s record eight-year tenure, Japan averaged a new PM about every two years. The challenge now is for Suga to continue Abe's long run.

Suga is a huge fan of Abe, but his policies won’t be a carbon copy if he becomes Japan’s PM

The shades of difference between the two men on some key issues are important, particularly when the world's third-largest economy is in question.

Cabinet Secretary Suga set to win poll today to succeed Abe as Japan’s PM

A farmer’s son long known as Abe’s back-room fixer, Suga is set for an overwhelming victory in the party election. He could win over 60% of the 535 votes up for grabs.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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?