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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to make her first official visit to India from 1–3 July 2026, with the summit now most likely to be held in New Delhi due to logistical constraints, despite earlier discussions about Guwahati.The visit will feature high-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by a large Japanese business delegation, and will focus on strengthening economic, technological, and security cooperation.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to arrive in India next month for her inaugural official visit since assuming office in late 2025. The visit is planned between 1 and 3 July. Initially,…

Johnston, Naval News Commercial orders for the Military Sealift Command (MSC), the backbone of global U.S. Navy operations, can rapidly close the U.S. Navy’s logistics shortage concerns in… Source link

Two Army infantry divisions will soon run the same next-gen command-and-control system, if all goes as planned, bringing the service one step closer to digitally sharing key battle data.That’s the next phase for NGC2, which began as experiments in 2024 and became a program of record in April 2025. In recent months, two divisions have been working on prototypes: the 25th Infantry Division, led by Lockheed Martin, and the 4th Infantry Division, led by Anduril and Palantir. The Colorado-based 4ID has been using the technology for about a year, testing the “full stack” system in recent military exercises.“Both prototype divisions…

A few years ago, Indonesia’s tech sector was unambiguously booming. According to Deal Street Asia, Indonesian start-ups raised over $9 billion in venture capital in 2021. Green-jacketed Go-Jek drivers were everywhere, new unicorns were being minted seemingly every month, and just about everyone had a new idea for an app that was going to revolutionize the economy, change the world and make them rich in the process. One of Go-Jek’s co-founders, Nadiem Makarim, became Minister of Education in 2019 and was expected to push big systemic reforms. Home-grown e-commerce platform Bukalapak went public in 2021, raising over $1 billion at…

India and China have taken another step towards stabilising their strained relationship, with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meeting in New Delhi on 22 June 2026 on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting.Both sides noted progress towards gradual normalisation, emphasising the importance of structured dialogue and constructive engagement.Ajit Doval met Wang Yi in the national capital during the BRICS NSAs’ Meeting. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that the two leaders reviewed recent developments in bilateral relations and acknowledged progress towards gradual normalisation.Doval stressed that stable, predictable and constructive bilateral relations…

C. Stone, RCD The Return of an Old Debate Source link

The United Kingdom will have a new prime minister by the end of summer. While sure to inherit a host of challenges at home, Downing Street’s newest occupant will also have to contend with a troubling reality across the Atlantic: Britain’s special relationship with the United States is on shaky ground. These brewing tensions raise the question of whether London should—and if it could—reduce its reliance on Washington. And perhaps nowhere is this reliance heavier than nuclear deterrence, as Britain depends on American Trident missiles to equip its nuclear-armed submarines. An underexamined—and underappreciated—aspect of this nuclear relationship, however, is how the…

The establishment of a peace and ceasefire framework between the United States and Iran following recent hostilities would be a welcome sign in Australia. Canberra had been apprehensive about the war, both due to the domestic impacts of high fuel prices, and deep concern for the unintended consequences that may have been created by the fighting.  To understand more about the implications going forward I spoke to Jane Hardy, Australia’s former ambassador to Spain and former assistant secretary for arms control and counterproliferation within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She is currently a non-resident senior fellow at the…

Japan’s Proterial, a global leader in advanced materials, is set to establish a rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. The investment, valued at ₹2,250 crore, represents a significant milestone in India’s efforts to build a local rare earth value chain and reduce dependence on Chinese sources.The facility will be located at Achutapuram in Anakapalli district. It is designed to produce 1.2 kilo tonnes per annum of sintered neodymium‑iron‑boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets. These magnets are among the most critical components used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, industrial motors, electronics, aerospace, and defence systems.The State Investment Promotion Committee approved…

Howard Altman & Tyler Rogoway, TWZ How L3Harris transformed the gifted Qatari 747-8i into a VC-25B presidential transport in just 10 months Source link