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Taiwan to speed up drone development, take lessons from Ukraine war

Taiwan has repeatedly said it is closely watching the war in Ukraine and learning lessons it could apply to fight off a Chinese attack.

  • Published: February 8, 20238:52 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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US says Pakistan will continue to be its ‘stalwart partner’ in fight against terrorism

Over the past few months, terrorism has been rearing its head again in the country,

  • Published: February 8, 20238:20 am
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Experts laud Cambodia-India military ties boost

“Historically, their bilateral relations were just at the level of religion and culture, so this represents a new development”, researcher Vann Bunna said.

  • Published: February 8, 20238:19 am
  • Author Samban Chandara
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Philippine Coast Guard finds claims of Chinese boat crew ‘suspicious’

Aside from the lack of proper identification for the crew members, the vessel did not have pertinent documents for its operations.

  • Published: February 8, 20238:18 am
  • Author Frances Mangosing
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India opens largest helicopter factory in new defence push

India is one of the largest arms importers in the world and, even with its recent push towards local defence production, still relies heavily on hardware from Moscow, its largest…

  • Published: February 7, 20239:09 am
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Cambodian armed forces begins first recruitment drive since onset of pandemic

Social development researcher Meas Ny said that even though Cambodia is small, increasing its military capabilities is necessary as the world is facing wars such as the…

  • Published: February 7, 20238:25 am
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India raises defence budget to $72.6 billion to modernise military

In the past few years, PM Narendra Modi has ramped up spending to modernize the military, which employs 1.38 million people. The total Indian defence budget is estimated at about…

  • Published: February 2, 20239:03 am
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Japan concerned about worsening situation in Myanmar

“The military is not listening to the voices of the international community, and there are no signs of an end to the violence,” the Chief Cabinet Secretary said.

  • Published: February 2, 20239:02 am
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Calls for South Korea’s nuclear buildup a chance to widen debate: Experts

The latest Gallup Korea poll showed this week that 7 in 10 South Koreans back the country’s independent nuclear buildup, a jump from the 60 per cent support six years ago.

  • Published: February 1, 20238:44 am
  • Author Choi Si-young
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‘South Korea, US both have roles to play on nuclear deterrence’: Nato sec-gen

As long as authoritarian powers do not relinquish their control over nuclear weapons, nuclear deterrence cannot be ruled out, the Stoltenberg said.

  • Published: January 31, 202312:48 pm
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