Tokyo: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is credited of making a significant transformation in Tokyo’s defence stance, moving away from the pacifist constitution imposed by the United States after World War II to increase in defence spending due to the escalating geopolitical tensions and ever evolving security challenges with neighbouring nations such as China and North Korea.Japan stands at a

The ISRO chairman says Gaganyaan program that envisages to launch astronauts to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission will not be a one off event. ISRO Chairman S Somanath has said that the space agency has a long-term plan for the Gaganyaan program.Mr. Somanath, who hosted an hour-long live Instagram session, said that the Gaganyaan program that envisages to launch astronauts to an orbit of

Sunday’s was the third attempt at the test launch of the Agnibaan Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator since March 22, when the test flight was first scheduled to be held at the Agnikul Launch Pad at ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre at SriharikotaNew Delhi: Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos on Sunday called off the maiden launch of its 3D-printed, semi-cryogenic Agnibaan rocket about

Bangalore: In 2012, India had just one registered start-up in the space sector — Dhruva Space from Hyderabad. The country now has close to 200 space start-ups.This exponential growth in the space sector is due to the government’s transformative policies under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.India’s quantum leap in the space sector became possible after PM Modi took the courageous