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UMT Hawk4G: Soaring to New Heights
Like birds taking to the skies, drones are becoming increasingly popular in India. As the drone industry continues to gain momentum, it’s projected to be worth a staggering $30 billion by 2030. This growth is being fuelled by a combination of government support, private investment, and innovative start-ups, all coming together to create a...
The Political Importance of the Reincarnations
‘Reincarnation’ is the fascinating topic for the media for several reasons, the main one being that it has a mystic aura, at a time when we live in a world where everything is ‘scientifically’ decided (soon by Artificial Intelligence). When a Mongolian US-born boy was named as the reincarnation of the head Lama of Mongolia, the world...
The Balance of power in early 18th century India
Summery The present article follows the previous one which covered the emergence of the Maratha empire and their military engagements up to 1721, including naval confrontations with the British and Portuguese. Due to the vast preview of the research, it is now expanded to include another article which will cover the balance of power in early...
Should China's Arunachal Name Changes Worry India?
China has done it again. China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs has standardized the names of 11 places in Zangnan, a new name for Southern Tibet – ‘Zangnan’ is an abbreviation of (Xi)Zang = Tibet, and ‘Nan’ (south in Mandarin). China has recently started using this term for the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh. For Beijing, the so-called...
Could have India won the 1962 war?
Although there is still much speculation about whether India could have won the 1962 war with China, the outcome would have probably been different, had the government of the day, described as ‘criminally negligent’ and mislead by intelligence agencies, heeded saner voices within the military establishment and acted accordingly. Must not...