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For decades, India’s view of the world from above has been filtered through foreign lenses. When border tensions flared or natural disasters struck, the nation’s ability to act decisively often depended on commercial satellite imagery supplied by companies like Maxar. While such providers offer advanced capabilities, their operations are bound to the political, legal, and
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In May 2025, the skies over South Asia were the stage for Operation Sindoor, the most intense India–Pakistan aerial confrontation in decades. Fighter jets, surveillance aircraft, and missile batteries traded blows in engagements that stretched from the Line of Control to the depths of Pakistani airspace. For months, the official tally of the battle remained […]
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Two different court orders, two sections of the same religious community, and two strikingly different responses from Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — the last few weeks have revealed a troubling undercurrent in the state’s governance. At stake is not just animal welfare or public health, but the principle of fairness in political responsiveness. In […]
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When Donald Trump proclaimed that the United States had secured a “massive” oil partnership with Pakistan, energy analysts around the world reached for their calculators—and then promptly tossed them aside. Not because the numbers were too complicated, but because they were irrelevant. Facts, after all, are no match for fossil-fueled fanfare and freshly trumped-up