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India and Japan ask Pakistan to take concrete action against terror infrastructure

9:44 pm November 30, 2019

New Delhi: In their inaugural foreign and defence ministerial dialogue, India and Japan on Saturday deliberated on the threat posed to regional peace by terror networks operating from Pakistan and asked it to take “resolute and irreversible” against them. The two countries specifically called upon Islamabad to “fully comply” with its international commitments to deal […]

India, Japan hold first ‘two-plus-two’ dialogue

7:35 pm November 30, 2019

New Delhi: India and Japan on Saturday held their inaugural foreign and defence ministerial dialogue with an aim to give further momentum to their special strategic partnership, particularly in the maritime domain. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian delegation while the Japanese side was headed by Foreign Minister […]

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Pope Francis kicks off Japan trip with call for nuclear disarmament

6:38 pm November 23, 2019

Tokyo: Pope Francis on Saturday issued a call for nuclear disarmament as he arrived on a long-awaited trip to Japan, which will take in visits to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, targets of the “catastrophic” atomic bomb. Shortly after touching down in Japan, the 82-year-old Argentine turned straight to the “tragic episode in human […]

Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan

10:07 am November 23, 2019

Tokyo: Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country to have suffered an atomic bomb attack. The 82-year-old Argentine is fulfilling a long-cherished ambition to preach in Japan, where years ago he hoped to be a missionary. His four-day trip […]

Seoul says to suspend expiry of intel sharing pact with Japan

5:41 pm November 22, 2019

Seoul: South Korea will suspend the expiry of a critical military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, Seoul said Friday, just hours before the pact was due to expire as the two US allies row. Kim You-geun, a national security official at Seoul’s presidential Blue House, confirmed the accord, known as GSOMIA, would not be allowed to […]