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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 September 2024), Issue 45

In this Issue I. Defence and Security CCS Approves Procurement of 240 Aero-Engines for IAF’s Su-30 MKI Aircraft DAC Approves 10 Capital Acquisition Proposals MoD Signs Contract with HAL for 240 AL-31FP Aero Engines KRR Heavy Engineering Expands...

POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’

The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998. The move brought serious criticism from both domestic sections, including Congress and Left parties and the...

Is North Korea’s Missile Firings a Bigger Flashpoint than the Taiwan Issue?

Among the two potential flashpoints i.e. the Taiwan Strait and North Korea’s nuclear issue, recent developments suggest that the Taiwan issue could be a greater concern as China’s threatening statements put the US and other stakeholders on the edge...

Assessing Kim Jong Un’s 10-year Rule and Possible Future

The month December 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s ascent to power following death of his father, the late Kim Jong Il, on 17 December 2011. He ruled from 1994 to 2011 and died of a heart attack at the age of 69...

North Korean Imbroglio: In a Decisive Phase

In the last six weeks the long simmering North Korean question has escalated to a crisis and has brought North East Asia on the brink of a nuclear disaster. North Korea embarked on the path of seeking nuclear weapon capacity in late 1980’s. During...

Thoughts for Change - We can do it; APJ Abdul Kalam & A Sivathanu Pillai; Pentagon Press; PP 289; Price Rs 495

The ancient civilization Sindhu/Indus/Hindu/India- steeped in arts, culture, administration and most of all science and a great reserve of natural resources, became a lucrative target for marauders who converted or killed and either way, plundered...

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