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D. Raghunandan
Chandrayaan-2 Slips Between Cup and Lip
11 Sep 2019
Adding so much pressure on to ISRO scientists on top of the normal pressures of such a major mission is counter-productive and works against professional and efficient delivery of results.
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50 Years of the First Human Landing on Moon
20 Jul 2019
The Moon seems to be calling again and has unleashed a second wave of exploration, but India should be watchful of the thin line separating scientific ambition from nationalist bombast.
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Chandrayaan-2 and the Indian Space Journey
14 Jul 2019
Purely from an Indian point of view, the mission makes several new, even if not pioneering, steps.
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The Merger of Two Auto Giants -- Fiat-Chrysler and Renault
31 May 2019
There are several technological and business challenges ahead as the merger comes at a time when global auto sales are falling across the world and margins are thinning.
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Another Airline Takes a Dive in India
08 May 2019
Air travel in India is desperately in need of reform, and realism. But who is going to bell the cat, who is going to bust the myth of a high flying India?
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India’s Anti-Satellite Missile: Beyond the Euphoria
05 Apr 2019
India should not lose sight of the larger goal, namely, to completely demilitarise space and only use ASAT for peaceful non-commercial exploration in the long-term interests of the country and…
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India’s Anti-Satellite Missile Demonstration
27 Mar 2019
PM Modi has refused to acknowledge the stewardship of previous governments as the ASAT programme was formally set up in 2010 under the then UPA government.
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Brexit: Yes, No, Crash, Redo?
14 Jan 2019
The EU has repeatedly stated that this is the best and only Brexit deal possible, and that it will not re-negotiate it. So, where does that leave the UK and the mandate received from the referendum…
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Sitharaman on HAL & Rafale: Misdirection and Alternative Facts
11 Jan 2019
Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman’s long and tortured statements in the Lok Sabha on January 4 and 7, 2019, during the debate on the Rafale scandal followed the pattern of the government’s and her o
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COP24: Achieving Nothing, Cementing a Trend
20 Dec 2018
The Rulebook was indeed successfully finalised, but only after diluting several provisions and kicking many important issues down the road.