Anti-satellite weapons create a different kind of dust—Star Dust—which is more lethal than imagination.If one considered nuclear weapons unusable, space weapons are even further down the line.
Defence
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When Defence Secretary Mark T. Esper said that he did not support President Trump’s plan to use the Insurrection
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This year almost all the POPs and other course completion ceremonies of these academies have been affected due to Covid-19 and the resultant restrictions with it. Each such ceremony conducted at various academies in last couple of weeks had to be reduced in the scale and celebration, at the same time making it historical in nature.
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The forces need to move out of their citadel and hit the ground running. We need to evolve our model based on our conditions, go beyond DRDO to IITs and other academic institutions of repute and link them with industry.
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A tottering nation brandishing a sword against its neighbour that prefers to wield a shield can never hope to be seen as a stabilising influence—a nuance that has been missed entirely by Pakistan.
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