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Japan’s Strategic Response to Russian Bomber Incursion
On October 24th, 2025, Japan’s Self-Defence Forces (SDF) scrambled jets to monitor Russian warplanes, including Tu-95 strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, which had flown along the edge of Japanese airspace over the Sea of Japan. This incident occurred…
Singapore’s Sci-Fi Warship: Naval Ambitions with a Drone Swarm
When Singapore’s defence minister compared the navy’s new warship to Battlestar Galactica, he wasn’t indulging in hyperbole. He was signalling a paradigm shift, one where the lines between a warship and a floating drone carrier blur. The newly launched Multi-Role Combat…
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Sparks Controversy with Alarmist Claims on India
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif ignited a new wave of concern today with his alarming statements that “chances of war with India are real,” adding that he was “not denying that possibility.” The comments come amid a long…
Trump withholds Taiwan security aid as White House pursues talks with Beijing
President Donald Trump declined to approve a US$400 million–plus military aid package for Taiwan over the summer, as his administration seeks a trade agreement and a possible autumn summit with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, according to multiple reports. The move…
India sends 65 troops to Russian–Belarusian ‘Zapad-2025’ drills as tariffs row with Washington reshapes regional alignments
India has deployed a 65-strong contingent to Russia’s Mulino training ground for the multilateral military exercise “Zapad-2025”, marking New Delhi’s first participation in the Russian–Belarusian war games and signalling continued defence ties with Moscow amid heightened trade tensions with the…
Chinese and Philippine vessels collide near Scarborough Shoal as Beijing cites ‘control measures’
China and the Philippines have reported a collision between their vessels near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, with Beijing accusing a Philippine ship of “deliberately” ramming a China Coast Guard craft and Manila flatly denying the claim. China…
Japan and South Korea Step into the Fray—As Washington Watches
In a regional flashpoint that was supposed to remain dormant, Japan and South Korea have jolted into action. On Monday, for the first time in a decade, Japan’s defence minister will sit opposite his South Korean counterpart in Seoul to…
India and Japan: A Defence Partnership Coming of Age
There was a time when relations between India and Japan were couched in the polite, almost ceremonial language of shared values and trade ties. Today, however, the two democracies are moving decisively into terrain that matters rather more in the…
Ulchi Freedom Shield 25: Why America and South Korea are Rehearsing for a War They Hope Never Comes
The United States and South Korea have embarked on Ulchi Freedom Shield 25—an 11-day military exercise that is as much a demonstration of deterrence as it is a rehearsal for a nightmare scenario. From August 18 to 28th, tens of…
China and Russia Join Forces in Pacific Drills, Sparking Alarm in Canberra
China and Russia have concluded a five-day series of joint naval patrols in the waters off Vladivostok, deepening military cooperation between the two authoritarian powers and delivering what many in the West see as a provocative signal of growing strategic…