Politics, Defense & More
8 April 2025
Ukraine recently declared that it would stop allowing Russia to transport Russian gas through its pipeline system to European countries once the five-year transit agreement with Russian energy company Gazprom expires at the end of this year. This decision has raised concerns among European citizens and industries, which have been grappling with rising energy costs
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AMEC, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, a Chinese chip equipment manufacturer, has been removed from the U.S. Department of Defense blacklist of firms accused of links to China’s military, nearly a year after its inclusion. The Pentagon removed the Shanghai-based company from its list of “Chinese Military Companies operating in the US” on December 13, as stated
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Why does India need a 3rd Aircraft Carrier? Navy Chief, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, has underlined the importance of enhancing India’s naval capabilities to address growing regional threats. Focusing On the strategic necessity, the Indian Navy has proposed for a 3rd aircraft carrier, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-II (IAC-II).
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DEFSAT 2025 is set to take limelight at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, bringing together global leaders, defense experts, and technology innovators to explore the critical role of space technologies in modern warfare. Organized by the Satcom Industry Association-India (SIA-India), this flagship conference and expo will focus on the theme of “Integrated Space Capabilities for
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President Joe Biden signed a stopgap spending bill on Friday, ensuring that federal agencies remain operational for the time being. The bill, which passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support, will fund the government until 14th March 2024. The Senate approved a short-term spending bill with an 85-11 vote. The legislation, formally known as
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Cislunar Monitoring Technology is now a policy of U.S. Government. White House has tasked the Pentagon with expediting the development of Advanced Cislunar Monitoring Technologies. This initiative targets to widen the United States’ capabilities in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and fortify planetary defense. The directive explains the growing strategic importance of the enormous region between
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Donald Trump 2.0, a term coined by both his supporters and critics, highlights President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to shape global diplomacy in his own unique way. Key issues on the agenda include Israel-Iran tensions, the battle-scarred Gaza Strip, Trump’s frustration with tariffs imposed on American commodities by developing nations, his stance on climate policy, healthcare
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Igor Kirillov, A Russian General and head of the Russian Armed Forces’ Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Forces, was killed in a bombing in central Moscow late Tuesday evening. The explosion, which occurred outside a government building near the Kremlin, has sent shockwaves through the Russian capital and heightened security concerns across Moscow. According to
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A planned Angola Peace Summit between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, scheduled for December 15, 2024, was abruptly canceled after talks aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC reached a deadlock.
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South Korea faced an unexpected political crisis when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law On Dec 3, a highly unusual action for a well-established & matured liberal democracy. Although Yoon rescinded the order just 06 hours later after it was unanimously rejected by 190 members of the National Assembly, the repercussions of the event
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