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While Japan provides the eyes, India provides missiles as ASEAN nations keep a closer watch on China in the South China Sea.

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The appeal comes even as New Delhi has maintained that its approach towards Pakistan remains unchanged, asserting that terror and talks cannot coexist and terror and trade cannot go hand in hand while making clear that any improvement in ties hinges on an end to cross-border terrorism.

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As Japan PM Sanae Takaichi visits India, New Delhi and Tokyo are set to deepen cooperation on clean hydrogen and green ammonia. Here's why both countries see the partnership as key to energy security, decarbonisation, and building a future clean energy trade corridor.

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Japan’s manufacturing reputation is itself a form of soft power. Brands associated with reliability, precision and long-term quality have reinforced trust in Japanese products across sectors ranging from automobiles to consumer electronics.

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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's India visit focuses on trade, maritime security and Indo-Pacific connectivity, with emphasis on Northeast India and supply chains. It is a good time to take a look at the two nations' free trade agreement. Is there scope for expansion and improvement?

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Before the Modi-Takaichi summit, India's bullet train report card looks like this: E10 deal locked in, Surat-Vapi section nearing completion, manufacturing ambitions expanding, but cost overruns and delays continue to shadow the project. WION Decodes.

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Xi Jinping reaffirmed that resolving the Taiwan issue is a historic mission for China, while backing the "One Country, Two Systems" policy. His remarks come amid rising China-Taiwan tensions, military drills, nuclear expansion concerns and a diplomatic row with Japan.

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India and Japan already share a deep strategic relation through bullet train, metro rail, semiconductors, clean energy, digital infrastructure, LUPEX Moon mission, critical minerals and Northeast connectivity projects, reinforcing cooperation across technology, infrastructure and security.

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For decades, India was one of the world's largest arms importers. BrahMos is helping reverse that narrative. The missile is emerging as a flagship example of India's shift from "Make in India" to “Make for the World”. Here's why nations are lining up to buy BrahMos.

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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's India visit highlights Japan's digital corridor initiative under the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy, boosting cooperation on undersea cables, satellite communications and digital infrastructure while strengthening India-Japan strategic ties.

Japan's digital corridor: Free and open Indo-Pacific's backbone

Beijing controls the lion's share of global rare earths, lithium, and cobalt processing, and has shown its willingness to weaponise that dominance. This is where India's Northeast becomes the gateway for Japan's move away from China.

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