Increasing the defence budget is a usual thing for any state to do unless it is a country with a pacifist constitution and a dovish leader doing it. Japan has…

In December 2022, Japan unveiled its new National Security Strategy (NSS). The document reiterates some approaches Japan has already been following, and at the same time, it introduces some new…

In mid-December 2022, the Government of Japan led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida approved and publicised a new National Security Strategy (NSS), which provides overall guidance on security, defence and…

The three-day bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise JIMEX 2020 concluded recently. It involved the Indian Navy (IN) and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). The exercise included non-contact, sea-based drills in the…