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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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NASA plans to conduct Moon lunar mining trial for oxygen, water by 2032

Gerald Sanders, a 35-year-old rocket scientist at NASA's Johnston Space Centre, said the agency wants to quantify energy, water, and lunar soil to attract commercial investment.

Can Jupiter’s moons support life? Europe’s Juice mission sets off to explore water kingdoms of solar system

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer on 8-yr mission to planet's 3 largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto & Europa, which have large underground oceans, making them potentially habitable. 

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A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Pakistan defence exports at all-time high, ‘contracts’ worth $10 bn inked across globe in 2025

Export arrangements entered with nations ranging from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, highlighting both geographic reach & growing contours of Pakistan’s defence export composition.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.