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Topic: ASAT

India to strengthen outer space capabilities but responsibly: Modi at DefExpo inauguration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the biennial event in Lucknow, PM Modi said India’s focus is on increasing defence exports to Rs 35,000 crore from Rs 17,000 crore.

Chandrayaan-2 launch proves India is a major player in the race for space dominance

Kanchan Gupta -
India missed out on staking a claim in Antarctica; it can’t afford to let other powers colonise moon.

China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.

NASA says cooperation with ISRO intact days after calling India’s A-SAT test ‘terrible’

PTI -
In a letter to ISRO, NASA said based on guidance received from the White House, it was looking forward to continuing to work with the agency.

NASA is not the final word on space debris from A-SAT, says former DRDO chief Saraswat

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
NASA said it disapproved of India’s 27 March test of an anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile on account of the space debris it created.

NASA says India’s A-SAT satellite test a ‘terrible thing’, has put ISS at risk

Lalit K Jha -
The A-SAT test by India last week resulted in about 400 pieces of orbital debris that could damage the International Space Station, a NASA official said.

India’s China policy is adrift, but Tibet & Dalai Lama can change that

Brahma Chellaney -
The more India has aligned its Tibet stance with China’s position, the more Beijing has upped the ante, including claiming Arunachal as 'South Tibet'.

US denies allegations of spying on India’s A-SAT test, but says was aware of it

Lalit K Jha -
US Air Force Space official says they knew the A-SAT test was coming because of flight bans that India had announced and information published previously.

Thank god, India’s leaders didn’t fight over nuclear weapons like they are over A-SAT

Shekhar Gupta -
The story of how India got its nuclear weapons must be retold now as it underlines the incredible bipartisanship demonstrated by 7 governments and prime ministers.

A-SAT success revs up India’s ballistic missile defence programme

Snehesh Alex Philip -
With the A-SAT, India has developed a missile that can take out targets in extended ranges of the exo-atmosphere.
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Opinion

Should the govt get involved in Harjinder Singh case? He’s no victim

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
The more support Singh has received from Indian-origin people in the US, the greater has been the uproar against immigrants and their supporters.

Why the govt’s free food grains scheme must be revamped

Govt is infantilising Indians with the online gaming law

Economy

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

Ruchi Bhattar -
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Defence

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

National Interest

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Shekhar Gupta -
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.

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