Bharat Bhatia, president of telecom body ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI), says satellite broadband is a must for rural connectivity, but spectrum auctions could get in the way.
A new kind of rocket for launching small payloads into orbit, SSLV carried two satellites with payloads marking India’s 75th year of Independence. Status of satellites is currently unclear.
The exercise not only validated protocols to switch completely to satellite-based communication in case of a conflict but also brought to light key lacunae in the systems.
While a moratorium on further testing of DA-ASAT weapons may take time, there is no reason why countries cannot start exchanging data on debris in outer space.
EOS-03 skips orbit as indigenous engine fails to ignite. The cryogenic upper stage on GSLV rocket launcher carries liquid oxygen and hydrogen at very cold temperatures.
EOS-03 is expected to provide real-time, high-resolution imaging of a larger surface area at much frequent intervals. It is expected to monitor natural disasters and 'episodic events'.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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