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The civil aviation industry in Pakistan is in deep trouble. Many airline companies are on the verge of closure. To add insult to injury many pilots are cheating in the qualifying exams or getting someone else to impersonate on their behalf

Offshore pipelines are more prone to sabotage because they are long-distance and it is not cost-effective to protect every centimetre of the length. It is also easier for the saboteurs to tackle onshore installations or pipelines.

The Apache is the world’s leading multi-role attack helicopter. Selected by, or in service today with the U.S. Army and the defence forces of 15 nations, Apache helicopters are slated to fulfill the requirements of aviators and battlefield commanders for decades to come.

The dragon is a mythological powerful and benevolent symbol of the Chinese culture. Chinese dragon traditionally symbolizes potent and auspicious powers. Interestingly, dragons are also found in Indian mythology where Indra battled the dragon for 360 days and ultimately killed him. It was a typical “Good Prevails over Evil’, fable. It remains to be seen if and how far the traditional Indian folk-lore of taming the Dragon is relevant today?

As Sun Tzu says in the Art of War - “He who wishes to fight must first count the cost” China mustn't underestimate India - politically, diplomatically, economically, or militarily. India is number four in the world just after China in the GFP (Global Firepower Index) 2020. GFP ranking is based on each nation's potential war-making capability across the land, sea, and air fought by conventional means.

It must be clear that China needs India more than India needs China, particularly in the next decade or so. India’s youthful population and growth, indicate the accumulation of the world’s largest middle class and its economic trajectory. The challenge lies in managing China both in peace and war, which requires collaborative military, economic, informational, diplomatic, and political levers.

Even with an African-American president in the White House, it's a still a hard day's life for the blacks 150 years after Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and 50 years after two landmark legislations outlawed racial discrimination.

The first of its kind Mental Health survey showed the children seeking help for mental health issues even without the knowledge or awareness of their parents

Oil and Gas installations have never been safe – in the water, or above the ground. Every sector of the oil and gas fuel cycle is vulnerable to terrorist threats.

Spacesuit astronauts wear depends on where you are going and what you’re doing. The ISS suit is designed specifically for microgravity. The thin atmosphere on Mars allows more radiation and cosmic rays from the Sun. Hence the need to develop a material that can withstand the radiation and keep dust out of the bearings on the shoulders, wrists, hip, upper thighs, and ankles of spacesuits which help astronaut walk, kneel, and perform other tasks.

NASA’s next mission to Mars — the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station will land in Jezero Crater on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to Mars. It will search for signs of ancient microbial life, and pave the way for human exploration beyond the Moon.

It is high time, the Chinese Government reign in their expansionist tendencies and be a part of a World Economic and Social Order. The Chinese need to be reminded of a simple saying “Do not Trouble the Trouble until the Trouble Troubles you.”