Lithuania to increase defence spending

Lithuania to increase defence spending

Vilnius, March 28 (IANS) Lithuania is ready to meet the target of using two percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence expenditure in the next five years, President Dalia Grybauskaite said Thursday. “It is necessary to renew without any delay the national agreement between all political parties on foreign and security policies, and also […]

Japan, India to hold talks on defence, trade during Abe visit

Japan, India to hold talks on defence, trade during Abe visit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives Saturday on a brief but hectic official visit that would see him hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on trade and investment and defence cooperation besides regional and global issues. Abe, who arrives Saturday afternoon, will hold annual bilateral summit talks with Prime Minister Singh within hours […]