MANILA( REUTERS)-The air forces of Japan and the Philippines will hold their first-ever joint exercises next week, Japan's embassy in Manila said on Thursday( July 1), in a further sign of deepening defence ties between the two countries. The air-to-air bilateral training in humanitarian and disaster relief, which Japan's embassy described as a" significant milestone" for joint defence cooperation, will take place from July 5 to 8 at Clark Air Base, formerly a US military facility in the norther

JAKARTA – Naval forces of Indonesia and Russia began their first joint military training drills in the Java Sea on Nov 4, the Indonesian Navy said, a move analysts say shows the South-east Asian country’s willingness to befriend any country. The joint exercise comes as Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto pledges closer ties with Russia on defence, in a bid to forge ties with any country as part of his country’s long-held non-alignment foreign policy. The drills will take pla

As a precursor to the upcoming India-Australia Energy Dialogue scheduled to be held next month, the first Joint Working Group( JWG) meeting on coal and mines between both countries was held through video conferencing. The meeting, which was held on Thursday, was co-chaired by Coal Additional Secretary Vinod Kumar Tiwari from the Indian side and by Paul Trotman, Head of Resources Division from the Australian side.In his opening remarks, Tiwari provided overview of the coal sector in India and pre

The Royal family has deployed a formidable new duo, as the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Royal team up to fight for pregnant women and their babies. The Duchess and the Princess opened the new headquarters of the Royal College for Obstetrics and Gynaecology during their first joint engagement and spoke about the need for more experienced midwives, as well as medical teams who keep mothers-to-be informed about their own care. Urging the public to “ celebrate and really value the role ” of

The ICAR institutes are also looking to open their facilities, laboratories, and fields to joint research with the private sector in seed development and other connected sectors and will also look at TO READ THE FULL STORY, SUBSCRIBE NOW NOW AT JUST RS 249 A MONTH.... Subscribe To Insights Key stories on business-standard. com are available to premium subscribers only. Already a BS Premium subscriber?... 1499 Opt for auto renewal and save Rs 300Select ANNUAL？...

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe watch a joint military exercise by Russia and China held in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Aug.... Shoigu noted that the exercise marked the first time that Russian troops had taken part in joint drills on the territory of China, adding that it reflected a" new level" of military cooperation, to the benefit of region

The Queen has attended the joint christening of her great-grandsons in Windsor despite recent concerns for her health. The 95-year-old monarch joined close family and friends as her granddaughters Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall held a joint service for their first-born sons. The Queen was said to have been determined to attend the ceremony despite a back sprain which saw her forced to pull out of a Remembrance Sunday event last weekend. She was photographed wearing a green hat and matching ja

Dominic Raab and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas have agreed aJoint Declarationon foreign and security policy cooperation. The bilateral agreement is the first to be struck between London and Berlin on foreign and security policy issues. The treaty sets out to tackle a number of key global issues, including climate change, the rising force of China and the Indo-Pacific.Mr Raab said: “ Germany is an essential ally and together we are tackling global issues from climate change to humanitarian c

New Delhi: India’s G20 Presidency could be the first to not issue a joint declaration at the end of the summit.... European Union officials have indicated their disapproval of the draft text for the joint communique, citing disagreements over language related to the war in Ukraine.... Mint takes a look at the issue. Why does a joint statement matter?...

ISLAMABAD( Reuters)-Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into a missile India said it accidentally fired into its territory, rejecting New Delhi's decision to hold an internal inquiry into the incident and calling on the international community to play a role.... " Such a serious matter cannot be addressed with the simplistic explanation proffered by the Indian authorities," Pakistan's foreign office said in a statement.... " Pakistan demands a joint probe to accurately establish the fa