Battle For Space
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Why Russia’s claims of a space race with Chinese help has more to do with geopolitical posturing
High-profile Sino-Russian space projects are few and far in between. China no longer needs international help and runs an effective homegrown space programme.
Richard de Grijs, The Conversation
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Anti-satellite missile test: Russia’s needless display of power has threatened peaceful use of space
The action forced the International Space Station crew to take shelter.
Melissa de Zwart, The Conversation
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India’s Mission Shakti shows that global treaties on keeping space peaceful must be re-examined
New Delhi claimed its ASAT test was peaceful. When terms such as ‘peaceful’ are open to interpretation, it’s time to update laws governing how we use space.
Bin Li, The Conversation
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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View from Nepal: India’s reaction to new currency note betrays patronising outlook to its neighbour
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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India launches its communications satellite for South Asia, which Pakistan had snubbed
Experts say this is the first time India has launched a satellite with a clear foreign policy agenda, as against a commercial, defence or scientific one.
Scroll Staff
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The BRICS summit comes to Goa amid protests against mobile towers and felled trees
Villagers in South Goa have also opposed the ban on fishing and water sports ahead of the two-day event.
Pamela D’Mello
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Behind the MNS attack on Fashion Week: a dispute over expansion of Mumbai's oldest museum
The Bhau Daji Lad museum, where the fashion show was to be held, wants to build a parking lot over a neighbouring playground. Residents and political parties oppose this plan.
Aarefa Johari
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments