Category Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries

The denial of GPS services during Kargil War has driven ISRO to develop Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), superior to GPS

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The Global Positioning System (GPS), is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more…...

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Passive and active multistatic radars capable of detecting stealth fighters and guiding missiles to destroy them

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Stealth technology has proven to be one of the effective approaches to enhance the survivability of Aircrafts. Aircraft/helicopter designers are making them stealthier by reducing their signatures; viz. visual, aural, infrared (IR), and RADAR cross section. Advancements in stealth technologies,…...

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China building Global Quantum based Internet Infrastructure for its trade and Military

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Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses quantum mechanics to guarantee secure communication. It enables two parties to produce a shared random secret key known only to them, which can then be used to encrypt and decrypt messages. QKD is said to…...

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Countries developing Laser Directed Energy Weapons on Aircrafts, Drones and Satellites to shoot down enemy’s aircrafts, missiles, and satellites

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Laser weapons use high power lasers to  damage or destroy adversary equipment, facilities, and personnel. The technology provides major advantages for military applications due to High precision and rapid on-target effect, precise and scalable effects, Avoidance of collateral damage caused…...

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DARPA has strarted failing in its mission to prevent technological surprise to the US and what were the plausible reasons

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an independent agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, with a mission to prevent technological surprise to the US, and also to create technological surprise for its enemies. DARPA operates through Program…...

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India’s Israel relationship transforming into a strategic multifarious partnership with defense and security cooperation

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Since India established full diplomatic ties with Israel in 1992, relations between the two countries have grown at an astonishing pace, covering a wide range of issues from defence and homeland security, to agriculture and water management, and now education…...

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China’s continuing military deployment in ongoing Border conflict in Ladakh raising future threat for full scale war

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The Indian and Chinese armies were locked in a bitter standoff in multiple locations in eastern Ladakh since may 2020. The tension escalated manifold after a violent clash in Galwan Valley in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. The…...

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Under Cyber Warfare threat from China and Pakistan, India steps up cyber security measures and operationalising its Cyber Command

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Cyber warfare has developed into a more sophisticated type of combat between countries, where you can destroy critical infrastructure such as power, telecommunications or banking by damaging the computer systems that control those infrastructures. It’s widely acknowledged that offensive cyberattacks…...

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China’s rapidly growing IoT market driving smart cities and industrial automation, becoming a global leader

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution describes a dramatic step change in all of our lives. The confluence of high internet speeds, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally alter the way we live and…...

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Indian Governement’s mega military spending roadmap will spur Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Venture Capital (VC) investments in India’s Defense Industry

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India shares a 3,323km land border with Pakistan, and an even longer 3,488km border with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and has territorial disputes with both countries over the ownership of the Northern State of Kashmir and the North…...

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