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India’s proud GPS system NavIC, born from Kargil War, now threatened by space failures
India’s satellite navigation system, known as NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), was born out of a difficult experience during the Kargil War in 1999. At the time, India needed accurate ...
On GPS: How the world is responding to Trump’s trade war
Fareed discusses the global effects of the Trump administration’s bold trade policy with Zanny Minton Beddoes, ...
ThePrint on MSN17h
Born out of bitter Kargil lesson, NavIC was India’s answer to GPS. Why it’s still struggling to take off
NavIC was born out of a bitter lesson learnt during the 1999 Kargil War. Built by ISRO at cost of $525 million, only four of ...
America's GPS system is vulnerable. We need a backup.
The entire U.S. economy rests on a single point of failure,” writes Jerald Fritz, “and its loss would be catastrophic.” ...
The Print16hOpinion
With only 4 satellites active, India’s GPS alternative risks becoming obsolete
With the gleaming new Kartavya Bhavan, the decades-old ministries have got a much-needed makeover. Access-controlled, open ...
Al Jazeera on MSN11dOpinion
Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is about much more than technology
Most recently, the United States-Israeli attacks on Iran demonstrated not just new strategies of drone deployment and ...
Now nurses and GPs threaten to strike as NHS braces for winter chaos
NHS patients face months of winter strikes as nurses and GPs are the latest to threaten walkouts if their demands are not met ...