In the fight against terrorism, preventing the misuse of civilian-commercial technologies by terrorist groups should be the priority In 2020, the hand-to-hand combat reported between Indian and Chinese armed forces sparked significant media interest in pinpointing the exact location of the conflict—Galwan in Ladakh. This interest led to the
India must move beyond symbolic MoUs to forge a meaningful and mutually beneficial space partnership with the African Union On 20 April 2025, the African Space Agency (AfSA) was formally inaugurated, with its headquarters now established in New Cairo City. The AfSA headquarters are located near the Egyptian Space Agency
NAINA, Maharashtra’s upcoming smart city, can draw insights from China’s Guiyang and emerge as India’s science data capital. With the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport soon to become operational and the launch of a new mega-smart city, NAINA, the Government of Maharashtra is progressing
Undoubtedly, the ongoing missions to the Moon are coming up through civil-military integration. Science is a distant third in priority after military and economic goals. India's space planners have lessons to learn, especially from Japan's beckoning. The world is gearing up to send humans to the
Just as India asserts its stakes in the Security Council, it must expand its patent office to join the IP-5 club. India has successfully managed the COVID-19 global pandemic domestically and helped numerous countries worldwide. Having developed strong socio-economic credentials in the comity of nations, India is now in a
We must achieve the civilizational goals set for 2047, known as Amrit Kaal. We could then become accustomed to setting and achieving targets for 2072, the 125th anniversary, and 2097, the 150th anniversary of Independence Day. Independent India never stopped the struggle to find the best models suitable for its
The Indian government views space tourism as a natural progression of the Gaganyaan mission scheduled for 2023-24. Space tourism is known as a luxurious pursuit for billionaires. But, the vigorous commercialisation of astronautical, sub-orbital, orbital, and cis-lunar activities demands a more excellent supply of trained spacecraft crews. India should explore
With most of India’s neighbours sinking into one economic crisis or another, it behoves us to help them out of their quagmires, including through science and technology (S&T) interventions. Many countries across the globe are in severe economic distress, and unfortunately, many of them are in our
High-resolution optical and infrared imagery will paint imaginations, blossom creativity, inspire minds, and put us in awe of nature once again. That is what the James Webb Space Telescope is now doing to us. But let's give a big round of applause to the Hubble, too! Many years
If India means business, the Indian space program should too. New Delhi's perception of its space program has undergone a change. It will hereafter grow with economic goals in sight. This is making ISRO, IN-SPACE, and NSIL attractive to business media. In July 2022, I celebrated, of course,
If India is to excel in its space economy ambitions, it must quickly establish a foothold in the R&D and manufacturing of space-grade electronics. The Indian government should mull over a Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for the same. On June 10, 2022, Prime Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian National
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The Quad has agreed to launch a satellite-based maritime security initiative to curb illegal fishing by China. India is a global leader in satellite launches....