the lower house of Japan’s Parliament passed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national-security bill, which would allow the country to take military action abroad for the first time since World War II.

Under the nearly eight-year tenure of hawkish former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan expanded its military’s international role under the Japan-U.S. alliance, amid growing threats from North ...

As India is set to celebrate its 76th Republic Day on Sunday, January 26, as many as 10,000 special guests from different walks of life will attend the parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.