Japan not mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz
- 16-Mar-2026
TOKYO: Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. “In the current Iran situation, we are not at the moment considering issuing a maritime security operation,” Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told […]
India strikes US gas deal under Trump pressure
- 17-Nov-2025
NEW DELHI: India said Monday it had signed a “significant” deal that will see the United States supply nearly 10 percent of the Asian giant’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports, as it seeks to diversify its energy sources. Relations between Washington and New Delhi plummeted in August after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on India […]