Asia’s Defense Spending Soars Amid Economic Slowdown
Japan plans to double military spending by raising defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2027, and Taiwan has proposed its largest-ever defense budget for 2024.
Japan plans to double military spending by raising defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2027, and Taiwan has proposed its largest-ever defense budget for 2024.
Imran Khan’s contention that he did not ever have a “second thought” on the question of recognizing Israel until a…
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