Pakistan’s sabre-rattling from DC shows that without strategic autonomy, India's Space startups, bound to overseas partners, risk eroding the very independence the programme was built to protect. India has had big plans for its space programme over the past five years. The Indian government implemented space
India’s Bharat 6G vision, if aligned with global telecom and maritime standards, can be a game-changer in enabling autonomous, connected ships and securing India’s leadership in the oceanic digital future Telecommunications networks are integral to modern maritime operations, aiding safety, security, sustainability and efficiency. In deep oceans,
The space economy is central to India’s global connectivity aspirations, and Mumbai is integral to this equation. Since the Indian government’s 2020 space sector reforms and the subsequent National Space Policy 2023, the state governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Gujarat have drafted their respective
As global powers race for space autonomy, the US faces hard lessons—balancing monopolies, budgets, and its own vulnerability in a shifting cosmos. The game of tariffs, cancellations, and sanctions has reached its climax in Washington, where the chickens have come home to roost. Today, commercial space companies and financiers
By fast-tracking Starlink’s entry, Bangladesh’s government has opened the door to a potential satellite-driven conflict in a region already fraught with poverty Under the leadership of the Chief Advisor to the Interim Government, Mohammad Yunus, Bangladesh has taken concerted steps to operationalise Starlink. On 20 May
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
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
In a news-making announcement, London-based Bharti Global and Ahmedabad-based Jio Platforms Ltd confirmed that SpaceX’s Starlink has formal business ties with both major Indian telecom players to enter the vast Indian market—a sector with strategic implications. The move raised questions about broader national security concerns.
An important character in the Mahabharata is Drona, who is rarely assessed, not even to the extent of his son Ashwatthama, who is believed to be alive to this day, enduring the trials of deathlessness, awaiting Shri Hari's return. Drona, the son of the great Rishi Bharadwaj, held
There should be no doubt that the Indian government, in its wisdom to empower the private sector, has unleashed the country's hidden entrepreneurial potential to prepare for the challenges and opportunities that the 21st century presents to India. Several now-liberalized sectors are filled with promising companies led
One thing is for certain: our Bharatiya cities, the big metros and towns, are fast becoming like the ‘Jetson’ cities. For those who are unaware of Jetson cities, these were first shown in the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, the Jetsons, set in the 2100s, where cities are air-tight