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January 14, 2024
Sidharth Bhatia
A Drishti 10 Starliner drone crashed off the coast near Porbandar today during pre-acceptance trials for the Navy, Snehesh Alex Philip reports citing sources. The roughly Rs 140 crore drone – assembled by Adani Defence and Aerospace as part of a technology-sharing agreement with the Israel-based Elbit Systems – crash-landed in the water and an investigation has been launched into the incident, Philip writes. The Navy purchased the drone but had not inducted it yet.
Five million Indians hold an American visa and last year the American missions issued one million visas, said outgoing US Ambassador Eric Garcetti. Since his appointment here, visa issuance went up by 60 percent, he said. Interestingly, India is also the largest source of international students in the US.
A senior White House official has stated that nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that could eventually enable it to reach targets well beyond South Asia, potentially making it what he called an “emerging threat” to
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