Coronavirus Lockdown: Launch of GISAT-1 Satellite Postponed Further
The launch of GISAT-1 satellite has been pushed further due to lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, sources said on April 7. The launch of GISAT-1 onboard GSLV-F10 was plan... Read more
Top Jet or ‘Expensive Flying Lemon’? US Media Outlet Suggests F-35 Might Not Be Worth Its Price
The international programme to develop the new fifth-generation stealth jet encountered numerous cost overruns and failed deadlines, but the planes have finally started being delivered to mo... Read more
The Coronavirus Threatens NATO. Let’s Move to Protect the Alliance.
The global fight against COVID-19 has devastating economic consequences which might soon be felt in the defense sector. First estimates by OECD and national institutions conclude that the in... Read more
Amid growing concerns about military readiness, a sailor from the coronavirus-sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt became the first crew member to be hospitalized in intensive c... Read more
To Help Small Firms, India Seen Unveiling Second Coronavirus Stimulus Worth $13 Billion
A second stimulus package India is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around Rs 1 lakh crore ($13 billion) and focus on help for small and medium businesses weathering the coron... Read more
Inside Wuhan’s Secretive National Biosafety Lab
Controversy and secrecy appear to lurk in the corridors of the National Biosafety Laboratory in Wuhan. Described as “a cell within the Chinese Academy of Science’s Institute of Virology,” it... Read more
Indonesia Borrows Big to Avoid Covid-19 Collapse
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and her fiscal policy cohorts seem to have a better grasp of what is needed to keep the country ticking over economically during the Covid-1... Read more
Lockdown May Have to be Extended: PM Narendra Modi to Opposition
PM Modi indicated to legislature party leaders that the lockdown may have to stay in place beyond April 14 given the state of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Narendr... Read more
India Temporarily Closes 2 Consulates in Afghanistan
India brought back 56 staff and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel from Afghanistan in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Tuesday night, effectively winding down the operations a... Read more
It is well known that Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro had sought the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, or HCQ, during a phone call with prime minister Narendra Modi last weekend. Ho... Read more









