In pushback against Rahul Gandhi’s opposition to the project, retired Air Chief Marshal says ecological concerns will be mitigated; notes that proposed port is 150 km from Malacca Strait, the route for 75% of China’s energy trade
Senator Tim Kaine says if anyone did to the US 'what we are doing to Cuba', it would be considered 'an act of war'.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has started the process of overhauling the country’s major security policies, arguing that Japan must boost its military power in the face of geopolitical threats, including those from China. A Chinese expert said Takaichi’s statements during a gathering of experts tasked with overhauling key policy documents signalled a “fundamental” shift in Tokyo’s strategy, with the country’s security road map likely to become “more aggressive”. Beijing, meanwhile,...
This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.
Iran’s military has called US blockade plans in the Strait of Hormuz an “act of piracy”.
Islamabad has deployed more than 10,000 military and police personnel as US and Iranian delegations arrive.
British PM Starmer said he and US President Donald Trump discussed “military capabilities” to reopen Hormuz.