Japan's Takaichi faces early test of defence ambitions with Trump visit

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi's new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ...
The Diplomat

For the First Time, Central Asia’s Defense Ministers Meet

On October 20, the defense ministers of the five Central Asian states met in Samarkand for the very first time, followed on ...
Nikkei Asia

Japan PM Takaichi vows to boost defense spending to 2% of GDP by March

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first policy address to parliament on Friday, unveiled a plan to lift Japan's ...
Anadolu Agency

EXPLAINER - What to expect from Japan's new conservative premier

Conservative Sanae Takaichi of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was elected the country's first female prime ...

Carney heading to Asia for 9-day trip to work on trade, defence partnerships

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea over nine days at the end of the month ...
Nikkei Asia

Takaichi's cabinet picks signal changes to immigration, defense policy

TOKYO -- The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi began work on Wednesday, with newly appointed ministers ...
Live Mint on MSN

Trump Vs Xi The Asia Showdown Delhi Govts Plan To Make It Rain Indias 79000 Cr Defense Push

An eight-car inferno on a California highway exposes cracks in America's truck licensing... Trump's flying to Asia for a high ...
The Manila Times on MSN

Takaichi to advance defense spending target: reports

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to achieve the target of spending two percent of GDP on defense two years early, media reports said days before a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump.

With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course?

U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared ...