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
The Indian Army’s III Corps, also known as Spear Corps, and the Assam Rifles, in their joint searches in the districts of Kagpokpi, Imphal East, Chandel, and Churachandpur, have stumbled upon not only a diverse cache of handheld weapons but also a new-age device that has sent tremors
India’s human spaceflight programme has progressed steadily in the last ten years. Call it the compounding effect of ISRO’s brick-by-brick efforts over the past five decades. Also, due credit must be given to the Prime Minister’s Office which brought about an enormous evolution in the
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 United Nations’ recent resolution to ban tests of direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles is a positive development, but one that raises many questions. On November 1, 2022, 154 nations that were gathered at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of a United States–
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
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