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Shishir Gupta decodes what Takaichi’s win in Japan polls means for China’s Indo-Pacific belligerence

Published on Feb 09, 2026 08:44 pm IST

Sanae Takaichi’s party has won a landslide in Japan’s general election, securing a ‘supermajority’ in the country’s lower house of parliament. Will a strong mandate accelerate her plans to bolster Japan’s military defence amid tensions with China? What does the victory of Japan’s Iron Lady mean for the QUAD? What does her win mean for the Indo-Pacific at large and ties with India? Hindustan Times’ Executive Editor Shishir Gupta decodes all these issues in the latest episode of Point Blank.

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