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C. Raja Mohan Tags : Manmohan Singh, Yoshihiko Noda, annual bilateral summit Posted: Wed Dec 28 2011, 00:23 hrs New Delhi:
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Before he caught the flight on Tuesday to join Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the annual bilateral summit here, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda lifted a longstanding national ban on arms exports.
Under the new guidelines announced in Tokyo today, Japan will sell weapons and military equipment for use in peace-keeping and peace-building operations. Japanese companies will also be free now to jointly develop weapons systems and military technology with selected partner nations.
Noda’s decision, long sought by the Japanese industry, is likely to draw strong protests from many quarters at home that want no departure from the pacifist tradition that has defined Tokyo’s international orientation since the end of the World War II.
Some Asian countries including China, which bore the brunt of Japanese aggression during World War II, are certain to respond warily.
In an attempt to ally these concerns, Tokyo on Tuesday said arms exports under the new rules will be carefully controlled and that the spirit of Japan’s war-renouncing constitution will be upheld.
This controversial but significant turn in Japan’s security policy is likely to open the door a wee bit for more expansive defence cooperation between Delhi and Tokyo, which is now limited to military exchanges and cooperation to promote maritime security.
Even before the liberalisation of arms exports, Japan offered to sell a multirole amphibious aircraft US2 to India. This is the first time that Tokyo has agreed to supply any military or dual-use platform to Delhi.
The aircraft could help the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to conduct effective search and rescue missions in India’s island territories and could also be deployed in missions for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Japan will be competing with other suppliers to win this contract from Delhi.
The decision to launch selective arms exports, albeit under tight rules, reflects Noda’s readiness to take political risks despite the loss of domestic ratings and doubts about his longevity in office. That should make Noda an interesting and productive interlocutor for Singh when the two leaders meet on Wednesday.
Last month, Noda took on the all powerful farm lobby at home by agreeing to participate in the Trans-Pacific partnership, a free trade association involving the most open economies in the region.
He also reversed his predecessor’s decision to hold back on civilian nuclear technology in the wake of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in March this year. Noda has also proposed a hugely unpopular doubling of the sales tax to ten per cent within a few years.
Since 1967, Japan has stood by the so-called “three principles” on arms exports. Under this self-denying ordinance, Japan said it will not export weapons to communist states, countries facing United Nations arms embargo, and those involved in military conflicts.
In 1976, Japan turned this into a blanket ban when it declared that it will not export arms to any nation. These laws were meant to reassure Tokyo’s Asian neighbours that there were no plans for the ‘remilitarisation’ of Japan.
In the early 1980s, Japan made an exception to this rule when it agreed to transfer critical missile defence technologies to the United States. Last year, Washington got Tokyo to make another exception and let the US sell missile defence systems, which were developed in collaboration with Japan, to its European allies.
Japan’s major industry lobby, the Keidanren, on TuesdaJapan’s major industry lobby, the Keidanren, on Tuesday warmly welcomed Noda’s move. Japanese business has long argued that arms exports will help reduce the costs of government’s weapons acquisitions at a time when the government’s debt burden is mounting.
— The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi.y warmly welcomed Noda’s move. Japanese business has long argued that arms exports will help reduce the costs of government’s weapons acquisitions at a time when the government’s debt burden is mounting.
— The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi.
Bankrupt Germany sold 69 Karanguni Patriot missiles to frightened Koreans - FinlandBankrupt Germany sold 69 Karanguni Patriot missiles to frightened Koreans - Finland
That is after my thread above or Germany - Ironically now Japs the 2 bastard WW2 allies!
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C. Raja Mohan Tags : Manmohan Singh, Yoshihiko Noda, annual bilateral summit Posted: Wed Dec 28 2011, 00:23 hrs New Delhi:
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Before he caught the flight on Tuesday to join Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the annual bilateral summit here, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda lifted a longstanding national ban on arms exports.
Under the new guidelines announced in Tokyo today, Japan will sell weapons and military equipment for use in peace-keeping and peace-building operations. Japanese companies will also be free now to jointly develop weapons systems and military technology with selected partner nations.
Noda’s decision, long sought by the Japanese industry, is likely to draw strong protests from many quarters at home that want no departure from the pacifist tradition that has defined Tokyo’s international orientation since the end of the World War II.
Some Asian countries including China, which bore the brunt of Japanese aggression during World War II, are certain to respond warily.
In an attempt to ally these concerns, Tokyo on Tuesday said arms exports under the new rules will be carefully controlled and that the spirit of Japan’s war-renouncing constitution will be upheld.
This controversial but significant turn in Japan’s security policy is likely to open the door a wee bit for more expansive defence cooperation between Delhi and Tokyo, which is now limited to military exchanges and cooperation to promote maritime security.
Even before the liberalisation of arms exports, Japan offered to sell a multirole amphibious aircraft US2 to India. This is the first time that Tokyo has agreed to supply any military or dual-use platform to Delhi.
The aircraft could help the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to conduct effective search and rescue missions in India’s island territories and could also be deployed in missions for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Japan will be competing with other suppliers to win this contract from Delhi.
The decision to launch selective arms exports, albeit under tight rules, reflects Noda’s readiness to take political risks despite the loss of domestic ratings and doubts about his longevity in office. That should make Noda an interesting and productive interlocutor for Singh when the two leaders meet on Wednesday.
Last month, Noda took on the all powerful farm lobby at home by agreeing to participate in the Trans-Pacific partnership, a free trade association involving the most open economies in the region.
He also reversed his predecessor’s decision to hold back on civilian nuclear technology in the wake of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in March this year. Noda has also proposed a hugely unpopular doubling of the sales tax to ten per cent within a few years.
Since 1967, Japan has stood by the so-called “three principles” on arms exports. Under this self-denying ordinance, Japan said it will not export weapons to communist states, countries facing United Nations arms embargo, and those involved in military conflicts.
In 1976, Japan turned this into a blanket ban when it declared that it will not export arms to any nation. These laws were meant to reassure Tokyo’s Asian neighbours that there were no plans for the ‘remilitarisation’ of Japan.
In the early 1980s, Japan made an exception to this rule when it agreed to transfer critical missile defence technologies to the United States. Last year, Washington got Tokyo to make another exception and let the US sell missile defence systems, which were developed in collaboration with Japan, to its European allies.
Japan’s major industry lobby, the Keidanren, on TuesdaJapan’s major industry lobby, the Keidanren, on Tuesday warmly welcomed Noda’s move. Japanese business has long argued that arms exports will help reduce the costs of government’s weapons acquisitions at a time when the government’s debt burden is mounting.
— The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi.y warmly welcomed Noda’s move. Japanese business has long argued that arms exports will help reduce the costs of government’s weapons acquisitions at a time when the government’s debt burden is mounting.
— The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi.
