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November 26, 2012

Failure Of India's Big Rocket Project Is Symbolic Of Deep Structural Problems
New Delhi, India (SPX) Nov 25, 2012
The ongoing "Asia Pivot" by United States is rapidly changing the regional dynamics of the Indo - Pacific region, and nowhere is it more visible than the sphere of cooperation in defence and space research. Recently Canadian and Australian defence co-operation and ties with India reached unprecedented highs, a chain of event termed as the "Rise of the Anglosphere" by historian Walter Russell Mead. However, the successive failure of Indian GSLV missions, combined with India's stubborn secrecy ... read more

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