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Outer Space Diplomacy in South Asia
Recent SAARC Video Conference meets by the leaders of
SAARC nations opens a new hope for this regional Organisation. The remark made
by the Afghanistan President...
Trump’s “Space Force”: A Predictable Future of War and Chaos
On December
20, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization
Act, creating the newest military service since the US Air Force was
established in...
Chandrayaan-2 was really a failure, but for whom?
Before leaving Pakistan I had written an article
“India’s Space Diplomacy in 2017: Where Pakistan Is Standing?” published in Weekly
Technology Times. In that article I...
India’s Space Program and Deterrence Stability of South Asia
Outer space has become a key component of
military power projection for the world’s major powers. The weaponization of
outer space is also a global tragedy...
Moon-walking Mini-breaks, 3D-printed Room Service: Welcome to the Hotel of 2119
Intergalactic getaways, fast-food nutrient pills, 2-
to 3-hour working days and adaptable, personalised rooms that can transport
guests everywhere from jungles to mountain ranges; in celebration...
Space Diplomacy: India’s new foreign policy tool
For 25 years, Space stations and GPS satellites
have been mapping the outer space 12,000 miles above the earth's surface. Space
has always been an unchartered...
Houston, We Have a Problem: A Space Force Must First be a Cyber Force
The proposal to create a U.S. Space Force has been a matter of
debate since President Donald Trump first announced the idea in October of
2018....
Indian Military Offence in ‘Space of Benefit’
In pursuit of prestige, Indian premier Modi created a
pre-election controversy after hailing his country’s first test of Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile by himself not ISRO....
Indian Irresponsible Behavior as Nuclear Power
The debate
between nuclear haves and have-nots over safety and security of nuclear
material has long been dominated by the evolving discourse on futuristic
scenarios particularly the...
India’s Space Ambitions
On March 27, 2019 India has tested its first ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT)
missile code named as ‘Mission Shakti’. India shot down one of its own...