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

Snehesh Alex Philip - February 5, 2020

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 - July 23, 2019

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) - April 18, 2019

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

Amrita Nayak Dutta - April 2, 2019

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 - April 2, 2019

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 - April 1, 2019

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 - March 30, 2019

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 - March 29, 2019

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 - March 29, 2019

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

DD News shot PM Modi’s Mission Shakti speech — but without logo

Amrita Nayak Dutta - March 28, 2019

The Doordarshan logo was avoided to keep the broadcast out of the ambit of the Model Code of Conduct.

Topic: ASAT

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

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

China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships

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

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

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

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

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

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

DD News shot PM Modi’s Mission Shakti speech — but without logo

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