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https://caliber.az/en/post/india-conducts-tests-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/watch-how-india-s-akash-prime-missile-downs-aerial-targets-in-ladakh-101752767748153.html

1 month has elapsed... https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-stuck-india-advanced-tech-where-it-shouldnt-be-2025-7

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/indian-navy-gets-its-first-indigenous-diving-support-vessel-ins-nistar/ INS Nistar, India's first indigenously designed Diving Support Vessel, was delivered by Hindustan Shipyard to the Indian Navy on July 8. It’s a highly specialised platform for...

India’s indigenous warship programme under Project 17A is advancing steadily, with all seven Nilgiri-class stealth frigates on track. INS Nilgiri, commissioned in January, leads the class, while the final ship, INS Mahendragiri, will be delivered by February 2026. Built by Mazagon Dock...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/why-shubhanshu-shukla-matters-so-much-for-indias-space-tech/articleshow/122514839.cms Synopsis Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's return from the ISS after the Axiom-4 mission signifies a major leap for India's space program. His role as pilot and...

Mission completed successfully, splashdown and astronaut egress:

"The Axiom-4 crew has entered its final leg with the return to Earth anticipated any day after July 10, unless extended. NASA is yet to announce a return date. The return would depend on factors such as weather conditions off the coast of Florida, where the capsule is expected to splash down...

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2144118 Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) & Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker...

Yah well, if a country is ultra reliant on frequent IMF bailouts, there is only so much buffer/wherewithall it has for its own independent foreign policy, media ecosystem etc. I mean the cringe western media touring is just part of larger thing thats baked in...

https://thewire.in/security/operation-sindoor-operational-losses-transperancy-source-code-bargaining-chip-usaf-veteran-deptula

Looks like Akash interest got scrapped though: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/brazil-pauses-talks-to-buy-indias-akash-missiles-but-modi-lula-agree-to-expand-defence-ties-3621536

July 09, 2025 ISRO successfully conducted two hot tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) on July 03, 2025 at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)...

Again, not my fault if one cannot tell the difference between total debt and total govt debt ( a constituent of the former). :rolleyes:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-successfully-tests-made-in-india-anti-submarine-rocket-erasr-from-ins-kavaratti-101751984903599.html

Folks that assert "they know better"....should try look at adding: Govt + Corporate + Household The very reason I said total and not just govt. Corporate (given SOE debt shift there to keep govt one down) is significant factor in PRC case. Just keep quiet! ;)

These things its always best to wait for actual concrete things to materialise. There's too much blah blah in the speculation mix that then media/social media runs with.

will check out later.... members should keep updating this thread!

China is constrained by a heavy financial problem internally (if you look at its debt structuring, CCP tight grip on new sectors, low consumption, over-heavy investment into non-liquid real estate rather than liquid market cap/bonds etc). That is part of reason PRC continues to maintain heavy...