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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.
: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on general election day on February 08, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. Voters across the country headed to polls today as Japan's Lower House election was held. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on February 8, 2026, in Tokyo. (Getty Images)
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kenneth-weinstein
kenneth-weinstein
Japan Chair
Will Chou
Will Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
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masashi_murano
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
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james_przystup
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
Riley Walters
Senior Fellow
Paul Sracic Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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 Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry addresses a press conference on the recent India and US trade deal at Vanijya Bhawan, on February 7, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Piyush Goyal said that there will be several items which will be subject to a 'zero tariff' rate in the United States as part of the trade deal with India. India and the United States, issued a joint statement on the long-awaited trade deal between the two nations, shedding light on the terms of the agreement addressed by both c
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Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, addresses a press conference on the recent India and US trade deal at Vanijya Bhawan, on February 7, 2026, in New Delhi, India. (Getty Images)
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Bill Drexel Hudson Institute
Bill Drexel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow
Bill Drexel
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a session of the House of Councillors budget committee in the National Diet in Tokyo on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee in the National Diet in Tokyo on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
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mike_watson
Mike Watson
Former Fellow
Mike Watson
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