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New Space Race: Artemis II and the US-China Rivalry Over the Moon

Listen to this article: NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission on April 1 US time using the Space Launch System. There were some glitches...

03.04.2026 20

The Wire

Ajey Lele

Artemis II: America Returns to the Moon

The propulsion system, housed in the service module, has 33 engines, including a powerful main engine for major deep-space manoeuvres over vast...

02.04.2026 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Anthropic and AI’s Oppenheimer Moment: How Israel-US Are Blurring Ethical Lines in Iran War

Listen to this article: Claude is an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant developed by Anthropic, designed to be helpful, honest, and harmless. It...

06.03.2026 20

The Wire

Ajey Lele

AI Impact Summit 2026: India's Gains on Stage and the Questions Offstage

Listen to this article: Now that the initial euphoria surrounding the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi (February 18–19, 2026) has subsided, it is time...

23.02.2026 20

The Wire

Ajey Lele

India to Join Pax Silica

06.02.2026 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

New START to Expire: Nuclear Arms Control Goes Up in Smoke

22.01.2026 40

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Trump and Greenland

08.01.2026 30

IDSA

Ajey Lele

India Prepares for February 2026 AI Impact Summit

05.01.2026 20

IDSA

Ajey Lele

India Prepares for February 2026 AI Impact Summit

01.01.2026 20

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Why Did Trump Designate Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction?

27.12.2025 10

The Wire

Ajey Lele

ISRO’s BlueBird launch is a new phase in India-US space ties—denial to cooperation

In the early 1990s, the US actively worked to block India’s access to cryogenic engine technology. Today, a US private company has approached ISRO...

25.12.2025 40

ThePrint

Ajey Lele

Opening up India’s Nuclear Energy Sector

17.12.2025 20

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Shenzhou-22: China’s First Crewed Spaceflight Emergency Response

27.11.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

G20 Johannesburg Endorses Critical Minerals Framework

24.11.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Indian Navy Gets a New Communications Satellite

03.11.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

The Quad and the Critical Minerals Initiative

04.07.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

From Sharma to Shukla, India’s spaceflight goes from Russia’s goodwill to NASA’s partnership

With Axiom-4 mission, India is buying more than a seat in space—it’s buying knowledge, credibility, and experience.

25.06.2025 10

ThePrint

Ajey Lele

China and Rare-Earth Elements: Is Trump Blinking on Tariffs?

09.06.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

US–Ukraine Strategic Cooperation in Resource Extraction

14.05.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

US–Ukraine Strategic Cooperation in Resource Extraction

05.05.2025 10

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Trump is Making Nuclear Proliferation Great Again

07.03.2025 10

The Wire

Ajey Lele

Ukraine’s Strategic Minerals: Trump’s War Alimony

27.02.2025 20

IDSA

Ajey Lele

Is Trump's Quest For an ‘Iron Dome’ Outlandish or Realistic?

16.02.2025 10

The Wire

Ajey Lele

Trump's Arctic Ambition: Why Greenland is Crucial for US National Security and Space Warfare

24.01.2025 10

The Wire

Ajey Lele