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Announcement comes amid sustained strain on trans-atlantic alliance, with French President Macron declaring that France will forge an independent European security architecture.
China rubbishes claims, says US allegation an attempt to gain sole control over nuclear power after the official expiration of the arms control treaty with Russia.
There is a looming fear of an unregulated era of the deployment of nuclear arms that can escalate geopolitical tensions, in the absence of a weapon control treaty.
The sobering reality is that nuclear danger has not gone away. Regional deterrence relationships are being tested by border tensions and military modernisation of adversaries.
India had a nuclear research programme at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, months before the US’ test. Eight decades later, it is light years away from that early vision.
In an unclassified threat assessment paper, US' DIA says Islamabad sees New Delhi as an ‘existential threat’ & will push its development of nuclear weapons to offset India.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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