🔹Starlink’s advanced satellite services, including D2D connectivity, are not coming to India yet after IN-SPACe rejected its Gen 2 constellation plan.

🔹India has cleared only Starlink’s basic Gen 1 satellite broadband services, while newer phone-to-satellite offerings remain barred.

🔹The government and telecom regulator are still debating rules, spectrum bands and pricing for D2D services.

#Telecom #Policy
https://www.outlookbusiness.com/corporate/starlink-internet-wont-connect-to-indian-phones-anytime-soon-heres-why

BREAKING: US, INDIA AGREE TO TRADE DEAL

-INDIA TARIFF REDUCED TO 18% (lower than Pakistan)

- INDIA TO BUY $500 BILLION US ENERGY AND TECH

- INDIA TO REDUCE TARIFF AND NON TARIFF BARRIERS

#Trade 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇳

#Trade deal has been mentioned in post done by US President Trump but not by PM Modi. 🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸

Just Delhi. Rs 470 crores approved. 2 years after foundation stone placed, no construction. Institute inaugurated 2019. 500 MBBS students studying with no academic building, no pre clinical depts. Reason? Tree cutting permission.

Remarks by the US Secretary of Agriculture on the US-India #trade deal.

Almost 11 hours have passed since the 🇺🇸🇮🇳 trade deal was announced, yet there's no fine print from any side.

What a waste of time.

Ashwini Vaishnaw on Semicon Mission 2.0. The shift ecosystem depth via focussing on equipment, materials, design IP, GCCs and data centres etc

While the FY outlay (₹1,000 cr) looks almost symbolic, the minister signals ISM 2.0 will exceed ISM 1.0’s ₹76,000 cr. #semiconductor #MakeInIndia

INR recovered from 92 to 90 in 3 days #Economy

India to reduce Russian #Oil purchases by only upto 50% from peak purchases.
Oil refinery say no orders to stop purchases of Russian oil and orders for March deliveries have already been placed.

(WLVN/X)

#Policy

Five ISIS terrorists killed by Baloch freedom fighters in Mustung, Balochistan #IndianSubcontinent

CJI Surya Kant to Meta: "Exit India if you can't follow our Constitution"

The Supreme Court reprimanded WhatsApp and Facebook (Meta) over data-sharing practices, emphasizing that user privacy cannot be compromised. The court clarified that WhatsApp cannot share any user information with other companies. CJI Surya Kant questioned the clarity of WhatsApp’s terms, highlighting that ordinary citizens, including small vendors, cannot understand the language and conditions imposed.

#Judiciary

The Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands scheduled hearings on 2-3 February 2026 over Pakistan's objections to India's hydroelectric projects in J&K under the Indus Water Treaty. The court ordered India to share data of these projects.

India has rejected the jurisdiction of this court and declared its orders invalid.

#NationalSecurity

Centre planning underground rail tracks along a 40 km strategic corridor connecting North East with the rest of India.

– Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

#Railways #NationalSecurity

#Defence Secretary RK Singh is present at the announcement of a strategic collaboration between Leonardo (previously AgustaWestland) and Adani Defence and Aerospace.

The duo will be targeting upcoming major acquisition of light helicopters by the Indian Navy, Army and IAF.

Leonardo is the rebranding of Augusta Wrestland btw. #Aviation

Leading simulator and range technologies Hyderabad-based firm ZenTechnologies is installing India’s first Combat Training Node (CTN) at Infantry School Mhow in MadhyaPradesh

The Baloch Liberation Army released footage of coordinated, high-intensity attacks on Pakistani military positions in the Noshki area during Operation Herof Phase 2

What truly transpired in Ladakh on the night of 29–30 August 2020? Hear it directly from Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi, then Northern Army Commander, who took the decisive call on ground to secure the Kailash Range. First-hand account of the critical moment

Full Video Link
https://youtu.be/aIY7iozvsiY?si=pCgXZpgCOWkosST-

The govt. doesn't even have the balls to do a press conference and say that Trump lied to the world about the details of the #trade deal, instead leaking it through "govt sources"

Then they cry when people say "Narender Surrender"

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts down to 8 from 18 since March 2025

Chhattisgarh : 6
Jharkhand : 1
Odisha : 1

– MoS Home Nityanand Rai

#NationalSecurity

India-US #Trade Deal: Steel, aluminium, auto parts could still face steep 25-50% US tariffs.

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