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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
TopicNaVIC

Topic: NaVIC

Born out of bitter Kargil lesson, NavIC was India’s answer to GPS. Why it’s still struggling to take off

+TFP Soumya Pillai -
NavIC was born out of a bitter lesson learnt during the 1999 Kargil War. Built by ISRO at cost of $525 million, only four of its 11 satellites are functional.

GSLV-F15 will be ISRO’s ‘100th launch’, a step closer to activating NavIC, India’s answer to GPS

Soumya Pillai -
Meanwhile, a debate is raging on social media and space forums on whether this is indeed ISRO's 100th launch.

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Opinion

RBI is buying time by not cutting the repo rate. Past policy needs a breather to work

Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Domestic conditions alone do not explain RBI’s decision on 6 February. The global environment has become increasingly important.

Don’t compare India-US trade agreement with UK, EU. It’s a deal with the only superpower

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Economy

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Samah Qundeel -
Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Defence

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

National Interest

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

Shekhar Gupta -
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.

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