Explained: Why India’s Fully-Autonomous, Re-Usable Spaceplane Is A Significant Aerospace Tech Leap

America has been operating the ‘Boeing X-37B’ spaceplane for nearly a decade and the plane has proven its ability to remain in space for more than 900 days, in a single trip. As per reports, China is widely regarded to operate its own spaceplane, but details are very sketchy. Given that spaceplanes have both civil and military applications, it is certain that no country would ever reveal the real

April 6, 2023
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Democracy Is Under Threat: Taiwan’s President In Joint Remarks

California: Democracy is under threat, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (local time) and added that the urgency of "keeping the beacon of freedom shining" cannot be understated, according to CNN.While addressing the presser at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California’s Simi Valley, Tsai, standing along with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, said, "It is no secret that

April 6, 2023
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Taiwanese President Meets US Speaker McCarthy Despite China’s Threats

California: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen met the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, McCarthy, on Wednesday (local time) in California, The New York Post reported.Notably, this is the first time when Taiwan’s President met with a US House speaker on American soil.Both leaders briefly shook the hands after her SUV pulled up to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi

April 6, 2023
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US Metropolitan Museum of Art To Return 15 Smuggled Sculptures To India

New York City: A total of 15 sculptures will be returned to the Indian government, the US Metropolitan Museum of Art announced after learning that the works were illegally removed from India.In the official statement, the Metropolitan Museum of Art pointed out that all the sculptures were sold by Subhash Kapoor, a looter, who had helped to traffic the items from Afghanistan, Cambodia, India,

April 2, 2023
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U.S. Naval Ship Matthew Perry Returns To Indo-Pacific Waters After Repairs In Chennai

CHENNAI: USNS Matthew Perry is the second ship of the U.S. Navy to complete maintenance works at L&T shipyard after USNS Charles Drew completed voyage repair in August last year.The U.S. Navy’s Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, USNS Matthew Perry, has successfully completed maintenance and repair work at L&T shipyard in Kattupalli near Chennai. The maintenance and repair work began on March

March 29, 2023
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US Condemns Violent Incidents At Indian Diplomatic Facilities, Says ‘Violence Is Never An Acceptable Form of Protest’

Washington: The United States has condemned violent incidents that have taken place during protests at Indian diplomatic facilities, US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday (local time). He asserted that violence or threat of violence is never an acceptable form of protest.In response to a question about the Indian American community in the US living

March 29, 2023
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Pakistan Decides Not To Participate In Democracy Summit In Washington

Islamabad: Pakistan has decided not to take part in the democracy summit taking place in Washington this week, opting instead to engage with the US on a bilateral basis to encourage democratic values, reported Dawn.The virtual summit, led by the United States, started on Tuesday.The issue of Pakistan’s participation in the Second Summit for Democracy in the US had been under discussion for some

March 29, 2023
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China Could Project Military Power From Pakistan’s Gwadar Port

The prospects for China projecting military power over the Indian Ocean from Pakistan’s western coast are growing, a report by the Washington-based US Institute of Peace has said.Chinese basing has meaningful support within Pakistan’s strategic circles. The material and political obstacles to upgrading naval access into wartime contingency basing appear to be surmountable and diminishing over

March 28, 2023
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US Fears China Will Step Up Theft of Military Technology: Report

Beijing: Xi Jinping said it is important to promote defence modernisation and build the military into a "Great Wall of Steel" while delivering the closing speech of the National People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China which concluded on March 13, reported The Singapore Post.American security experts reacted that Xi Jinping’s third term will involve "military-civilian integration" and

March 28, 2023
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