Inside India's budding drone racing community

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/56293136.cms" />India's top eight <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/This-Indian-startup-is-using-drones-to-capture-the-beauty-of-the-country-and-its-absolutely-stunning/articleshow/49578874.cms">drone</a> pilots will battle it during Formula DrOne, the country's first night <keyword id="2913897" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="drone-racing">drone racing</keyword> event to be unveiled tonight on a three-dimensional race track in the Manohar C-Watsa stadium of IIT Madras. 
 <keyword id="54462" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shaastra">Shaastra</keyword> - <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/The-7-Most-interesting-Innovations-by-IIT-masterminds/articleshow/51806484.cms">IIT</a> Madras <keyword id="130210" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tech-fest">Tech Fest</keyword> - is presenting this event in association with the <keyword id="3614843" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-drone-racing-league">Indian Drone Racing League</keyword>, a pan-India community of drone racing pilots. 
 For the event, the three-dimensional race track comprises LED walls and hoops for the <keyword id="94769" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="drones">drones</keyword> to navigate through, all arranged in a precise way to form a complicated race track covering about 1,00,000 square feet. The drones used for racing are purpose-built, unlike the ready-to-fly variety. 
 
Each pilot, therefore, will have wear special goggles that show real-time video from keychain cameras mounted on their craft. The drones move fast upto 100 kmph. Student coordinator Sundar Sri told the media - “They corner like a drift car; body rotating to face the direction they want to go while the drone is still sliding sideways through the air. The racers sit on the ground or in folding chairs, concentrating only on the controllers in their hands and the horizon.” 
 
Drone racing using FPV (first person view) is a rapidly-evolving ultra-modern sport that has captured the imagination of tech enthusiasts and geeks worldwide. Together, Shaastra and Indian Drone Racing League are trying to generate interest in this sport. IDRL has a long-term vision to enable world-class drone racing pilots emerge from the country and spread awareness about the educational aspect of building and programming drones. 
 
Nivedita Manepalli, Head of Shows and Exhibitions, Shaastra 2017, said though IDRL conducted it’s first episode in IIT Gandhinagar, in October 2016, this is the first time it’s being organised during night. 
 
The event would start at 6 pm and the stadium can accommodate about 3,000 spectators. 
 
If you can't visualise what this drone racing competition could be like, here's a video to get you a dronealine rush: 
 
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India's Top 8 Drone Pilots all set to battle it out at the 'Formula DrOne' Warzone tonight for the Ultimate Title

China is helping Pakistan to boost its firepower by selling it state-of-the-art defence items, including <keyword id="627045" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="armed-drones">armed drones</keyword>, even as it is engaged with India at the borders in eastern Ladakh. Intelligence sources said Pakistan is procuring medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -- Cai Hong-4 (CH-4) -- from China in bulk. Sources said that a 10-member team of Pakistan Army led by Brigadier Mohammad Zafar Iqbal has visited China to review the procurement process. "The Pakistan Army team went to China for factory acceptance test for items procured from Aerospace Long-March International Trade Company (ALIT), China. Then was led by Brigadier Mohammad Zafar Iqbal," a source said. It was also revealed that Iqbal has earlier visited China in December 2019 for the factory acceptance test of the first tranche of Cai Hong-4 for which delivery was to commence in 2020. The CH-4 has a take-off mass between 1,200-1,300 kgs depending on the variant. It can also carry a wide range of payloads. The UAV is now in service with military forces including the Iraqi Army and the Royal Jordanian Air Force. Sources also stated that ALIT has offered Pakistan command and control options, including direct line-of-sight and satellite communications. Pakistan has planned to deploy these UAVs at the Line of Control in Jammu &amp; Kashmir to create further unrest in India. "China is helping Pakistan to do so," said the source. India and China are locked in an over three-month-long stand-off at multiple points, hitherto unprecedented along the border. China had changed the status quo on the Line of Actual Control at various places, moving inside Indian territory. India has objected to it and is taking up the matter with China at all levels. The troop disengagement happened only at patrolling point-14 in Galwan Valley, the site of the June 15 clashes, and patrolling point-15 in Hot Springs. On June 15, as many as 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops were killed in a violent clash in the Galwan Valley. Both the countries have engaged in military and diplomatic talks however nothing has materialized so far. The dispute remains unresolved and both the countries have started deploying troops and materiel at the disputed points. India has directed its armed forces to prepare for a long haul as the Chinese People's Liberation Army troops are not moving back from the disputed points. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-hcl-tech-wipro-and-likes-are-hoping-global-5g-race-resumes-next-year-bringing-some-large-deals-before-that/articleshow/77583638.cms">Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Wipro and likes are hoping global 5G race resumes next year⁠ — bringing some large deals before that</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/gaza-strips-only-power-plant-may-run-out-fuel-in-the-next-24-hours-following-israel-border-shut-warns-expert/articleshow/77584765.cms">Gaza Strip's only power plant may run out fuel in the next 24 hours following Israel border shut, warns expert</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/the-heat-is-on-mark-zuckerberg-in-india-as-facebook-and-whatsapp-incur-the-ire-of-modis-rivals/articleshow/77575358.cms">The heat is on Mark Zuckerberg in India as Facebook and WhatsApp incur the ire of Modi's rivals</a>

Pakistan buys armed drones from China in bulk amid border tensions with India

<ul><li><keyword id="94769" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="drones">Drones</keyword> are monitoring parts of Delhi where there are protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).</li><li>The Delhi Police has been using Netra UAVs — developed by the Defence and Research Organisation and IdeaForge — to surveil the city for over four years.</li><li>They can fly up to 200 meters in the air — 80 meters over the limit prescribed by Indian drone laws.</li></ul>Drones are helping keep the peace in India’s national capital, New Delhi, as nation-wide protests against the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/news/what-is-citizenship-bill-and-how-does-it-affect-religious-freedom-in-india/articleshow/72362487.cms">Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)</a> are on the rise. 
	
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 Citizens have been flooding the streets to show their disapproval for the new law ⁠— on that they fear is setting the foundation for excluding Muslims in the upcoming National Registry for Citizens (NRC) ⁠— <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-has-seen-atleast-10-instances-of-section-144-ub-the-last-months-of-modi-2-0/articleshow/72884563.cms">despite the enforcement of Section 144</a>, a law which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/explained-what-is-section-144-of-crpc/articleshow/72884632.cms">prohibits public gatherings</a> in a given jurisdiction. The drones in use ⁠— <a href="https://drdo.gov.in/robotics">Netra UAVs</a> developed by a Mumbai-based company called IdeaForge⁠— are able to fly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/flying-drones-is-finally-legal-in-india/articleshow/65573434.cms">as high as 200 metres</a>. From that height, they are able to scan a hexagonal grid that extends to around three to four kilometres. And, it has thermal night-vision. 
 
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 "Drones are used to record happenings and in case of massive law and order situations, where things go out of hand, the recordings help to identify those who cause a situation to go out of hand," a senior police officer told <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anti-caa-stir-delhi-police-use-drone-to-keep-track-of-protesters-1629729-2019-12-19">India Today</a>. Even <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/those-indulging-in-arson-can-be-identified-by-their-clothes-narendra-modi-on-anti-caa-protest/articleshow/72687256.cms">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> said that the arsonists can be “identified by their clothes.” This is exactly the kind of ethical violation human rights violation experts have warned against in the past. Especially in a situation like the one in India right now, where mass protests are currently underway, the use of drones by the police falls may lead to the isolation of some protestors and their harassment. 
 
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 Here’s why facial recognition using drones falls in the ethical gray area As the <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/new-york-city-police-department-surveillance-technology">following excerpt from Brennan Center for Justice</a> in the US pointed out in October 2019, the use of drones for facial recognition may have the following consequences: <ul><li>Race, Gender, and Age Bias: Numerous studies have found that facial recognition performs poorly when analyzing the faces of women, children, and people with darker skin tones. This places communities already subject to over-policing at greater risk of misidentification.</li></ul><ul><li>Privacy: Facial recognition is recognised as extraordinarily intrusive, challenging reasonable expectations of privacy and lacking necessary oversight. This is why a number of groups have called for a moratorium on facial recognition.</li></ul><ul><li>Free Speech: Law enforcement use of facial recognition may expose protesters to persistent <keyword id="6354565" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Surveillance">surveillance</keyword> and identification.</li></ul><ul><li>Regulation: There have been widespread calls for its regulation, and some cities in the US have even banned its use.</li></ul>
 
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 It’s not a new thing What many don’t know is that the Delhi Police has been using these drones for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/the-us-air-force-may-have-a-stealthy-spy-drone-replacement-for-the-supersonic-sr-71-thats-secretly-been-flying-for-9-years/articleshow/71748537.cms">over four years</a>. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (<a href="https://drdo.gov.in/robotics">DRDO</a>) in collaboration with IdeaForge. In addition to the Delhi Police using drones to surveil Old Delhi, they are also being used to monitor the situation at Shaheed Park near ITO. Drones were also employed two days ago to monitor crowds in <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/seelampur-violence-delhi-police-uses-drones-to-monitor-situation/articleshow/72854463.cms">Seeemalpur areas</a> where there were reports of arson and violence. 
	
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 Earlier this year, drones were also used to carry out surveillance in parts of New Delhi where there was a threat of agitation after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute as well to monitors sections of East Delhi and Trilokpuri during the Lok Sabha election. 
 
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 The buzzing drones may further infuriate the crowds Even though the drones are employed as a ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/drone-technology-uses-and-applications-for-commercial-industrial-and-military-drones-in-2020-and-the-future/articleshow/72874958.cms">surveillance</a>’ measure — they only seem to be instigating the crowds in Old Delhi. When one of the drones flew over All India Student’ Association (AISA) and Swaraj Abhiyan protestors looking to reach the Red Fort — the throng got even louder shouting, clearing and clapping at the passer-by in the sky, according to PTI. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indian-citizenship-bill-challenged-by-iuml-in-supreme-court-one-day-after-passing-rajya-sabha/articleshow/72487481.cms">India's Citizenship Act gets challenged at the Supreme Court barely a day after passing Parliament</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/news/what-is-citizenship-bill-and-how-does-it-affect-religious-freedom-in-india/articleshow/72362487.cms">What is Citizenship Bill and how does it affect religious freedom in India?</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/drone-technology-uses-and-applications-for-commercial-industrial-and-military-drones-in-2020-and-the-future/articleshow/72874958.cms">Drone technology uses and applications for commercial, industrial and military drones in 2020 and the future</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ril-arm-acquires-51-78-pc-stake-in-asteria-aerospace-for-rs-23-12-cr/articleshow/72528537.cms">Reliance Industries is getting into drones with its new purchase</a>

Police using drones to identify key protestors⁠— and it may lead to harassment in the future

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6355725" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-group">Tata Group</keyword> is planning to submit a proposal to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drones in India according to a report by the Economic Times. </li><li>The $10 trillion conglomerate has already been involved in commercial tests for crop spraying, using drones. </li><li>The Tata Group has not specified an exact use cases but reportedly plans to use drone solutions for specific applications across its many businesses. </li></ul>The Tata Group is joining the drone race in India and plans to test its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The $10 trillion conglomerate plans to seek certification from India’s apex drone regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) according to a report by the <a href="https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/tatas-may-soon-join-queue-for-drone-clearance-from-dgca/69949932">Economic Times</a> before the July 10 deadline. The DGCA <a href="http://dgca.nic.in/tenders/EOI-BVLOS(May2019).pdf">invited applications</a> for companies to showcase their beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drones. The Tata Group sees this as an opportunity to use drones for specific applications across its many businesses, it hasn’t revealed an exact use case. The group has interests in steel, automobiles, retail, power, technology, consumer electronics to name a few. In the past, the Tata Group had commercially tested crop spraying drones. Though the technology is ready, it was awaiting clarity from DGCA to start using it. Tata’s not alone The Tata Group is not the only player to respond the DGCA’s call for BVLOS drones. Delhivery, Zomato, Swiggy, Zipline, ShopX are also looking to certified by the agency to use drones for their services. Zipline, a Silicon Valley company, is also looking to expand its medical delivery drone solutions to India. It already conducts around 500 deliveries in Ghana and Rwanda. RedWing, another medical delivery drone service, has also submitted its application. The company has previously partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to make its services available in Papua New Guinea. More rural than urban Experts who spoke to the Economic Times speculate that regulators are more likely to permit drone flights in rural areas before introducing drones in dense urban settings. They also ascertain that drone application in rural areas can also help the Indian government reduce costs and monitor progress of ongoing infrastructure projects. The Tata Group did not respond to Business Insider India seeking a comment on these developments. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/flying-drones-in-india-may-be-legal-but-that-doesnt-mean-youre-getting-doorstep-deliveries/articleshow/66932352.cms">Flying drones in India may be 'legal' — but that doesn’t mean you’re getting doorstep deliveries</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/flying-drones-is-finally-legal-in-india/articleshow/65573434.cms">Flying drones are finally legal in India</a>

Tatas seeks permit to test drones after Zomato, Swiggy and others

<ul><li>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon several pressing issues at his speech at the <keyword id="426867" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="united-nations-general-assembly" source="Orion">United Nations General Assembly</keyword>.</li><li>Modi was addressing the UNGA assembly for the fourth time as India’s Prime Minister.</li><li>Modi said Afghanistan’s territory must not be used to spread terrorism.</li></ul>Calling for a rule-based world order, a clear international stance against governments that use terrorism as a policy tool, and decrying the manipulation of ‘ease of doing business’ rankings ⁠— Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his jibes, veiled as they were, on Afghanistan, Pakistan and China at one of the world’s biggest diplomatic stages. Modi was addressing the <keyword id="6355833" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="united-nations" source="Orion">United Nations</keyword> General Assembly (UNGA) for the fourth time as India’s Prime Minister. The theme for this year's general debate was ‘building resilience through hope to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalise the United Nations.’ You can watch Modi’s entire speech at the UNGA here: <div type="Youtube" id="sHKkstG4z4k" title="PM Modi's address to the United Nations General Assembly" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sHKkstG4z4k/mqdefault.jpg"></div> The following quotes from Modi’s <keyword id="12175135" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="speech-at-unga" source="Orion">speech at UNGA</keyword> can be read in the context of India’s peeves against China and its policies as well as the newly-established Taliban regime in Afghanistan and its backers in the Pakistan establishment: <ul><li>Countries with regressive thinking are using terrorism as as a political tool, they will have to understand that terrorism is just as dangerous to them.</li><li>It is important to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a tool to spread terrorism and launch terror attacks.</li><li>We have to be alert to ensure that no country tries to use the delicate situation in Afghanistan as a tool.</li><li>This is the time that the citizens of Afghanistan, their women, their children, their minorities need help, and in this, we have to take responsibility.</li><li>We will have to make sure that we use our ocean resources, not abuse them. They are the lifelines of world trade, we should save them from the race of expansion and exclusion.</li><li>If the United Nations needs to keep itself relevant, then it should improve its effectiveness and reliability.</li><li>Several questions are being raised about the United Nations. We saw that during the climate crisis, COVID-19, the several proxy wars going on around the world, and now the Afghanistan situation - they have all just made these questions more severe.</li><li>In relation to COVID-19 origins and Ease of Doing Business rankings, the organisations involved in global governance have hurt their credibility built over several decades.</li><li>It is important that we continuously strengthen the UN when it comes to global law, global governance and global values.</li><li>Today, one out of every six people in the world is an Indian. When India grows, the world grows. When India reforms, the world transforms.</li><li>It is essential to ensure that Afghanistan’s territory is not used to spread terrorism or for terrorist activities.</li></ul>Modi also took the opportunity to highlight what he considers to be the achievements of the Indian government that he leads. These are some of the selected highlights from his UNGA speech. <ul><li>Yes, democracy can deliver, has delivered.</li><li>In over 6 lakh villages in India, India is mapping digital records for citizens to be able to own land using drones to reduce property disputes.</li><li>India has struck a better balance between economy and ecology. There is a growing threat of regressive thinking and activism in the world.</li><li>Modi said that India is going to send 75 satellites built by students in colleges.</li><li>During the last 7 years, India has brought more than 43 crore people (with not even a bank account earlier) into the banking system. Today, 360 million people have insurance coverage for the first time.</li><li>Today, Indians use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make nearly 350 crore transactions every month.</li><li>India has developed the world's first DNA vaccine. It can be administered to anyone above the age of 12. The PM even called for Covid-19 vaccine makers to come and make their vaccines in India.</li><li>India is moving at a fast pace towards setting up 450 MW renewable energy. We are trying to make India the world’s biggest hub for green hydrogen.</li><li>The threat of regressive thinking and terrorism is increasing in the world. In these circumstances, the entire world needs to make science-based rationale and progressive thinking as the foundation of development.</li></ul>SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/we-asked-three-spacetech-entrepreneurs-what-it-takes-to-enter-the-field-and-they-listed-out-the-opportunities/articleshow/86484417.cms">We asked three spacetech entrepreneurs what it takes to enter the field and they listed out the opportunities</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/freshworks-ceo-girish-mathrubootham-shares-someone-said-i-will-be-nothing-but-a-rickshaw-puller/articleshow/86507840.cms">WATCH: "Someone said I am good enough to be a rickshaw puller," shares Freshworks CEO Girish Mathrubootham in a candid chat</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/freshworks-ceo-girish-mathrubootham-shares-someone-said-i-will-be-nothing-but-a-rickshaw-puller/articleshow/86507840.cms"></a><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/freshworks-ceo-girish-mathrubootham-shares-someone-said-i-will-be-nothing-but-a-rickshaw-puller/articleshow/86507840.cms"></a><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/freshworks-ceo-girish-mathrubootham-shares-someone-said-i-will-be-nothing-but-a-rickshaw-puller/articleshow/86507840.cms"></a>

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his points on China, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/55935187.cms" />Last year, IIT Bombay’s Techfest saw a staggering footfall of 1,65,000 enthusiasts in a span of three days. The Asia’s biggest Science and Technology Festival is back once again, with a bang. 
 
The fest will see an interesting lineup of events, lectures, panel discussion and competitions this season as well, but ‘IIT-B exhibition’ remains one of the biggest draws of this fest every year. Displaying technological marvels, the exhibition has, over the years, exposed Indians to major breakthroughs in science and technology, scientific thinking and innovation. 
 
With a theme of Space Expedition this year, the exhibition, open to all, will once again give visitors a peek into innovations in the field of space research. 
 
Mind-controlled drones from the US, Morphofunctional drones — which mimic actions of living creatures — from Switzerland, ISRO’s launch vehicles used for space missions like Chandrayan and Mars Orbiter will be a part of the fest. Each one of these will highlight the fundamental research and the technologies developed at IIT Bombay. 
<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/55935347.cms" /> A working prototype of the droid, which first appeared in last year’s <keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>: The Force Awakens, will also be one of the technological marvels to be exhibited. It has been prepared by students of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia. 
 
A Formula One racing car and an underwater vehicle built by IIT-B students will be on display. Visitors will also get a peek into the data received from Pratham, Mumbai’s first student satellite launched in September. 
 
Another attraction will be hearing India's first spaceman, Rakesh Sharma, and Isro chairman AS Kiran Kumar interact with students. This is the second time in three years that Sharma will participate in TechFest—he had earlier visited the campus in 2013. 
 Bedabrata Pain, a <keyword id="6360409" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="NASA">Nasa</keyword> scientist-turned-film director, and Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, former Isro chairman, will also speak at TechFest. Pain had directed the National Award-winning film, 'Chittagong'. 
 
On the exhibition front, some of the highlights of last year included Jinn Bot from Switzerland, who showcased the first 3D printed walking humanoid robot, which made heads turn. 
 NASA Chondrobot from Bangladesh was an automated robot which is capable of mining in lunar environments. In others, the Dutch Nao Team from Netherlands were present which showed off autonomous football playing Nao <keyword id="16719" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="robots">robots</keyword> from RoboCup. 
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Other exhibits included a Poker Robot from Hungary, All Terrain Rescue and Relief Robot from Bangladesh and Minirobots from South Korea. 
 
Apart from robotics, there were many artists present at the event too. Afishal from the United Kingdom, who is known to be the father of a unique technology for visual DJ drums showcased his talent for the first time in India. Some of the setups also included an All-Terrain vehicle, laser tag, 9D simulator, aerodrums, drona, F1 simulator, flying simulator, paintball, bungee run, BMX bikes, 3D chess, quilling and cards tricks workshops too.

Mind-controlled drones, Star Wars' inspired Droids: The Amazing Technology Marvels to be exhibited at IIT-B's upcoming Tech Fest

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li></ul>Welcome back! Summer vacation have you dreaming about giving it all up and moving abroad? Luckily, six European towns are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/get-paid-to-move-to-europe-greece-spain-switzerland-italy-2024-7">offering cash to help you move there</a>.Speaking of money and vacations: In today's big story, summer vacation means financial stress for parents looking to keep their kids busy while school is out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-summer-camp-childcare-inflation-parents-debt-work-schedules-2024-7">without breaking the bank</a>.What's on deck:<ul><li>Markets: The June jobs report is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployment-rate-job-growth-june-economic-data-2024-7">good news for a potential rate cut</a>.</li><li>Tech: The founder of Gen Z's new favorite app details <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/noplace-app-takes-over-apple-charts-myspace-twitter-for-genz-2024-7">how she plans to avoid being just a fad</a>.</li><li>Business: The three worst letters in real estate: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/abolish-hoas-homeowner-associations-housing-market-real-estate-costs-2024-7">HOA</a>.</li></ul>But first, hello campers!<hr />If this was forwarded to you, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today">sign up here.</a><hr /><h3 id="7fa5f018-5b05-4a37-a8dc-d3f89138bcb3">The big story</h3><h2 id="5fd547b9-ec52-41fc-8e08-4f4b27dd8097">The cost of summer</h2><div type="image" title="illustration of coin on swan" height="880" width="1168" msid="111587548" hostid="261" sizebytes="82826"></div>School's out for summer, but the relief for kids is causing financial pain for their parents.Summer can be a money pit for parents scrambling <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-summer-camp-childcare-inflation-parents-debt-work-schedules-2024-7">to keep their kids entertained in July and August</a>, write Business Insider's Juliana Kaplan and Madison Hoff.Summer childcare isn't cheap. Nearly a quarter of recently surveyed parents with kids in a summer program said they expect to pay more than $1,000 a month per child this summer. And those costs can balloon well beyond that, with one family spending $6,000 for a three-week sleepaway camp.Further complicating things is most camps don't cover the two-plus months parents need to fill for their kids. The result is sometimes a patchwork system of camps and part-time nannies that parents need to cobble together.Sometimes costs crop up before camp even starts. Parents spend hundreds, or even thousands, on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/parents-spend-hundreds-summer-camp-packing-services-kids-2024-6">packing and prepping their kids before shipping them off</a>.Just about everyone feels the squeeze on their wallets when the temperature rises.An Intuit Credit Karma survey found 61% of parents with children under 18 said it "feels even more expensive to raise kids in the summer months."It's a brutal reality check for parents who thought their days of high childcare costs were behind them when they became DIPS (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/parents-paying-preschool-childcare-costs-new-term-dinks-dips-henry-2024-2">dual income, public school</a>).Instead, some are even going into debt, despite sky-high credit card interest rates, to make it work.<div type="image" title="Illustration of a teddy bear with makeup in front of campgrounds and cabins." height="1500" width="3000" msid="111587547" hostid="261" sizebytes="1234734"></div>Things don't always get easier once kids are at camp, though.This year, skincare products proved to be <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sephora-kids-sleepaway-camps-ban-expensive-skincare-beauty-products-2024-6">a lightning rod for kids and parents at elite summer camps</a>, writes BI's Anna Silman. Outright bans or restrictions on luxury skincare products — because nine-year-olds need their daily lip oil — created chaos among their tweens.Of course, drama comes with the price of admission at these fancy establishments, which can run $16,000 for the summer.In 2021, Anna reported on how parents were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sleepaway-camp-photo-drama-tyler-hill-2021-7">up in arms over the daily photos shown from camp</a>. Parents inundated camp employees with concerned or critical emails and calls as they tried to parent their children from hundreds of miles away.<hr /><h3 id="77f31a4c-8462-4e3d-a71f-838cb79493fb">News brief</h3><h2 id="1fcd294b-3f53-425f-9f20-4093e8623b59">Your Monday headline catchup</h2>A quick recap of the top news from over the weekend:<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-big-mea-culpa-just-dropped-does-not-look-pretty-2024-7">Boeing's big mea culpa just dropped and it doesn't look pretty.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modi-putin-russia-india-relationship-not-worried-us-biden-mad-2024-7">Modi's Russia visit shows India isn't worried about making the US mad.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-should-not-drop-out-election-prediction-allan-lichtman-2024-7">Kamala Harris won't save Democrats if she takes over for Biden, warns historian who correctly predicted 9 of the last 10 elections.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/france-election-results-new-popular-front-2024-7">France's left-wing alliance blocks a far-right majority, projection shows.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-use-wwii-tactic-defend-against-ukrainian-drone-strikes-2024-7">Russia may resort to an old World War II tactic that had a key role in the D-Day landings to repel Ukrainian drone attacks.</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mint-butterfield-teen-child-tech-founders-found-safely-police-2024-4">ded Slack and mom cofounded Flickr, found safe, police say</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2 id="8120060b-ae66-48dc-b149-f0489a30ffa2">3 things in markets</h2><div type="image" title="man walking by power plants" height="546" width="1102" msid="111587552" hostid="261" sizebytes="147554"></div><ol><li>How to get in on the AI infrastructure trade everyone's talking about. You've read a lot about the role data centers and utilities play in powering AI. But where should you invest? <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-stocks-companies-building-out-infrastructure-goldman-sachs-picks-2024-7">Goldman Sachs identified 89 stocks across 10 sectors</a> that are key to AI infrastructure.</li><li>The June jobs report included a couple surprises. The US labor market added more jobs last month than expected (206,000). But an unexpected uptick in unemployment to 4.1% is good news for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployment-rate-job-growth-june-economic-data-2024-7">investors hoping for an interest-rate cut</a>.</li><li>An activist short-seller's Pyrrhic victory. Hindenburg Research wiped out $150 billion in market value from the Adani Group when it accused the Indian conglomerate of sweeping fraud. Meanwhile, Hindenburg's rewards were meager: The short-seller made just $4 million for its efforts. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hindenburg-research-adani-group-explained-stock-crash-short-seller-profits-2024-7">But its leader insists it's not about the money</a>.</li></ol><hr /><h2 id="f4b54806-7f81-450c-ba32-92560d4fae9b">3 things in tech</h2><div type="image" title="Phones with Noplace." height="553" width="738" msid="111587549" hostid="261" sizebytes="32544"></div><ol><li>Gen Z's new favorite social media is… MySpace 2.0? The app Noplace, which is going viral among young people, is a nod to the early days of social media before the "algos and ads" took over. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/noplace-app-takes-over-apple-charts-myspace-twitter-for-genz-2024-7">Its founder has a plan to keep it from fizzling out</a>.</li><li>How Andy Jassy secretly wooed Wall Street. After a rough start to his tenure as CEO, Jassy executed a stunning turnaround: He slashed costs, won over investors, and put a new stamp on Amazon's culture. More than a dozen employees, investors, and analysts explained <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-andy-jassy-wooed-wall-street-overhauled-bloated-tech-giant-2024-7">how Jassy overhauled the tech giant for the better</a>.</li><li>Amazon laps Netflix in the race for TV ad dollars. Ad buyers told BI that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-beating-netflix-upfront-battle-for-tv-sports-dollars-2024-7">Amazon is leading streamers in the competition for advertisers</a>, thanks to its large sports footprint and lower prices. It also has a larger ad-supported audience, since it <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-prime-video-preview-shake-up-tv-ad-marketplace-2024-1">switched on ads for all Prime Video users</a> in January.</li></ol><hr /><h2 id="9260fa45-d397-4b3c-b4f8-4bb193976216">3 things in business</h2><div type="image" title="Nosy neighbor with binoculars peeking over shrubs, shocked at neighbor's 'NO HOA' sign" height="900" width="1200" msid="111587555" hostid="261" sizebytes="92110"></div><ol><li>Down with homeowner associations. Millions of Americans live in neighborhoods with HOAs that operate as private quasi-governments. While a new Florida law has made strides to limit HOAs' power, it will take more than some modest adjustments. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/abolish-hoas-homeowner-associations-housing-market-real-estate-costs-2024-7">We may need to break the system entirely</a>.</li><li>Stay greasy, McDonald's. Over the course of many years, McDonald's forays into healthy alternatives haven't panned out. That's probably because no one is going there to enjoy a salad. Customers know that. McDonald's does, too — <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-should-stick-to-unhealthy-food-burgers-chicken-2024-7">and it shouldn't forget it</a>.</li><li>Gen Z in Neverland. A growing share of young Americans are living with their parents way past college, and relying on the Bank of Mom and Dad for support. But it isn't all their fault. Lacking social safety nets, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-living-at-home-relying-on-parents-safety-net-2024-7">American parents are often left to provide cover</a>.</li></ol><hr /><h2 id="1ad7b482-3f4b-44b4-81b6-a864aa386478">In other news</h2><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/when-to-quit-six-figure-job-for-mental-health">3 high-earners share when they knew it was time to quit their 6-figure jobs: 'It was literally driving me to the edge.'</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-apple-galaxy-iphone-battle-ai-intelligence-smartphones-2024-7">Samsung really wants to outsmart Apple in the Galaxy-iPhone battle</a>.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mocks-mark-zuckerberg-hydrofoil-video-2024-7">Elon Musk mocks Mark Zuckerberg's big hydrofoil swag moment and says he prefers to work instead of having fun on yachts</a>.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nvidia-stock-price-prediction-downgrade-ai-fully-valued-nvda-tech-2024-7">Why Nvidia just got a rare stock downgrade</a>.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hamptons-nightlife-clash-between-elite-clubs-and-angry-locals-2024-7">Elite nightclubs are forcing the Hamptons into an identity crisis</a>.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retire-early-expert-savings-advice-2024-7">I want to retire before 50, so I asked a financial planner for 3 ways to earn more on my savings</a>.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chase-warns-pay-free-services-checking-account-2024-7">Why your checking account may no longer be free</a>.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-workers-real-winners-ai-talent-war-pay-2024-7">Tech workers look like the real winners of the AI talent war</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2 id="9f5d80ac-3466-429f-a50a-2ffbb70c65ff">What's happening today</h2><ul><li>Samsung workers <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-workers-union-south-korea-kicks-off-three-day-strike-2024-07-08/">began a three-day strike</a>.</li><li>Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</li></ul><hr />The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Jack Sommers, deputy editor, in London. Annie Smith, producer, in London. Grace Lett, editor, in Chicago. Amanda Yen, fellow, in New York.

School's out, and parents' financial stress is in

<ul><li>The Indian stock markets could open on a flat note on September 16 after hitting new highs on the previous day.</li><li>Trends on SGX <keyword id="6354813" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nifty" source="Orion">Nifty</keyword> showed a decline of 3 points, suggesting that Nifty could have a tepid opening amid mixed cues in other Asian markets.</li><li>Telecom, Auto and Tata group could be among the top stocks to watch out for on September 16.</li></ul><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Telecom stocks" comment="subhead" text="Telecom stocks">Telecom stocks</cmsannotation> The government’s highly-awaited <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/telecom-relief-package-airtel-vodafone-idea-get-four-year-moratorium-on-agr-dues/articleshow/86227218.cms">telecom relief package</a> is finally here, offering a four-year moratorium on AGR and spectrum dues. Vodafone Idea and Airtel to benefit the most, but analysts are divided on whether this is enough to help Vodafone Idea survive. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Auto stocks" comment="subhead" text="Auto stocks">Auto stocks</cmsannotation> The Indian government <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/government-approves-26058-crore-pli-scheme-for-auto-and-drone-industries/articleshow/86228285.cms">announced</a> a production-linked incentive scheme worth ₹26,000 crore for auto and auto component makers. The focus will be on promoting hydrogen fuel vehicles and electric vehicles. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Tata group" comment="subhead" text="Tata group">Tata group</cmsannotation> Has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/tata-sons-submits-financial-bid-for-air-india-spicejets-ajay-singh-still-in-the-race/articleshow/86230882.cms">submitted</a> a bid for Air India. Tata Sons’ chairman N Chandrasekaran also rejected news reports that the company is considering a revamp of its leadership structure. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="SpiceJet" comment="subhead" text="SpiceJet">SpiceJet</cmsannotation> The airline’s owner Ajay Singh has also submitted a bid for Air India, according to media reports. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Wipro" comment="subhead" text="Wipro">Wipro</cmsannotation> Bagged a multi-year IT managed services contract from the Kuala Lumpur-based Maxis Broadband. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Zee Entertainment" comment="subhead" text="Zee Entertainment">Zee Entertainment</cmsannotation> Rated ‘Underweight’ by JP Morgan, with a price target of ₹320. After <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/zee-entertainment-shares-hits-upper-circuit-after-two-independent-directors-resign-on-investors-demand/articleshow/86189814.cms">rallying</a> 40% on Tuesday, Zee Entertainment’s stock ended slightly in the negative yesterday. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="IPO Watch" comment="subhead" text="IPO Watch">IPO Watch</cmsannotation> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sansera-engineering-ipo-most-likely-to-open-on-september-14/articleshow/86012856.cms">Sansera Engineering IPO</a> fully subscribed on Day 2. Today is the last day to subscribe to the IPO. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="HG Infra Engineering" comment="subhead" text="HG Infra Engineering">HG Infra Engineering</cmsannotation> Bagged two projects from the National Highways Authority of India, and was declared as the lower bidder for a ₹448 crore project in Rajasthan. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="CEAT" comment="subhead" text="CEAT">CEAT</cmsannotation> Received shareholder approval to issue ₹500 crore worth non-convertible debentures. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/telecom-relief-package-airtel-vodafone-idea-get-four-year-moratorium-on-agr-dues/articleshow/86227218.cms">Indian government dials M for moratorium – Airtel, Vodafone Idea get a four-year relief on AGR dues</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/tata-sons-submits-financial-bid-for-air-india-spicejets-ajay-singh-still-in-the-race/articleshow/86230882.cms">Tata Sons submits financial bid for Air India, SpiceJet's Ajay Singh still in the race</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/government-approves-26058-crore-pli-scheme-for-auto-and-drone-industries/articleshow/86228285.cms">Government approves ₹26,058 crore PLI scheme for auto and drone industries</a>

Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata group and other top stocks to watch out for on September 16

<ul><li>India will conduct its first ever simulated space war exercise this week.</li><li>‘IndSpaceEx’ will last two days with the aim of discovering which ‘imminent threats’ face India in outer space.</li><li>India’s apprehension is preceded by China developing space weapons and the US announcing its own Space Force.</li></ul>The Indian Defence ministry is conducting its first ever simulated space war exercise this week called ‘<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eye-on-china-india-set-to-kickstart-1st-space-war-drill/articleshow/70354760.cms?utm_source=Native_Share_Tray&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=TOIMobile">IndSpaceEx</a>’ that will last for two days. It’s not alone in worrying about a conflict. Space is getting increasingly congested and competitive — especially with China <a href="https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/China_Military_Power_FINAL_5MB_20190103.pdf">developing weapons</a> that it can deploy in Earth’s orbit. The US President, Donald Trump, has already announced plans for the country to set up its own <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Trump-wants-to-create-the-first-US-military-branch-to-fight-in-space-heres-what-the-Space-Force-could-look-like/articleshow/63307230.cms">Space Force</a>. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (<a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_167181.htm">NATO</a>), which includes the US and most European nations, has outlined its own strategy for operations in Earth’s orbit. Looking for ‘imminent threats’ IndSpaceEx will be conducted by tri-service integrated defence staff (IDS) on Thursday and Friday to determine ‘imminent threats’ that it could face in outer space in the background of China expanding its capabilities. The space defence exercise is only one part of the puzzle. India reportedly has plans to launch a new agency — the Defense Space Research Agency — to develop new weapons systems for outer space combat, according to <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/modi-govt-approves-new-agency-to-develop-space-warfare-weapon-systems-119061100627_1.html">ANI.</a> Other nations have similar reasons to have a contingency in place in case outerspace does ever end up becoming a battlefield. The impetus for US’ Space Force is that space is a "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/were-getting-the-first-details-of-trumps-proposed-space-force-which-would-be-the-first-new-military-branch-in-over-half-a-century/articleshow/65345522.cms">war fighting domain</a>" and that other global powers like Russia and China are already treating it as such, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/trumps-space-force-is-about-beating-china-as-beijings-talking-like-it-already-owns-space/articleshow/65356674.cms">according to</a> US Vice President Mike Pence. NATO, on the other hand, is not looking to start an arms race in outer space. “From the ability to navigate and track forces, to satellite communications, and detecting missile launches, our new policy will guide our approach to space, the opportunities and the challenges. This is not about militarizing space,” stated <a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_167245.htm">NATO Secretary General</a> Jens Stoltenberg. Nonetheless, anti-satellite weapons tests and surveillance satellites are toeing the line of what could be considered an act of aggression. According to the<a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613749/satellite-space-wars/"> MIT Tech Review,</a> it’s not uncommon to find examples of US satellites spying on other countries or China engaging in what looks like preparations for anti-satellite strikes. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/how-chinas-scavenger-satellites-are-being-used-to-develop-ai-weapons-drones-and-robots/articleshow/69003064.cms">How China's scavenger satellites are being used to develop AI weapons, drones and robots</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/trump-wants-to-send-the-military-into-space-heres-how-a-fight-in-space-would-go-down/articleshow/64702424.cms">Trump wants to send the military into space - here's how a fight in space would go down</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-asat-mission-shakti-creates-space-debris/articleshow/68594904.cms">India's test of its anti-satellite weapon may have weakened its fight against dangerous space debris</a>

India next in line after NATO and the US to strategize for war in space

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c925f796123ca4f3d0884ec-2000/joe%20biden.jpg" border="0" alt="joe biden" data-mce-source="Tony Dejak/AP" data-mce-caption="Former Vice President Joe Biden is pictured above speaking in Ohio on Monday." data-link="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Election-2018-Governor-Ohio/33979d992df841488eac0745302f504f/15/0" /></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Former Vice President Joe Biden's voted in favor of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which began 16 years ago on Wednesday.&#xa0;</li><li>In the months leading up to the start of the conflict, Biden cited former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to defend his stance, and contended the US invasion was not preemptive.&#xa0;</li><li>Biden is expected to run for president in 2020, and could face questions about his foreign policy record on the campaign trail.</li></ul>Former Vice President Joe Biden's vote in favor of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which began 16 years ago today, could cause the long-rumored presidential candidate problems during the 2020 Democratic primaries.Biden, a US senator for Delaware at the time, defended the conflict as not preemptive in nature and made the case for the war in speeches."I will vote for the Lieberman-Warner amendment to authorize the use of military force against Iraq," Biden said <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4757852/joe-biden-iraq-war">in October 2002.</a> "I do not believe this is a rush to war. I believe it is a march to peace and security."&#xa0; Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-could-be-guilty-of-war-crimes-in-somalia-report-says-2019-3">Human rights group accuses the US of killing at least 14 civilians in Trump's shadowy drone war in Somalia</a>In the speech Biden also invoked for Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who has been <a href="https://theintercept.com/2016/02/12/henry-kissingers-war-crimes-are-central-to-the-divide-between-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders/">heavily criticized by many</a> on the polictal left:"As the most powerful nation in the world, the United States has a special unilateral capacity and indeed obligation to lead in implementing its convictions. But it also has a special obligation to justify its actions by principles that transcend the assertions of preponderant power. It cannot be in either the American national interest or the world's interest to develop principles that grant every nation an unfettered right of preemption against its own definition of threats to its security.""Dr. Kissinger is right," Biden added. "What message would declaring a policy of prevention send to the Indians and Pakistanis, the Chinese and the Taiwanese, the Israelis and the Arabs, the Russians and Georgians?"The 2003 Iraq War was met with pushback from many parts of the international community<a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2004/01/25/war-iraq-not-humanitarian-intervention">, who said the US</a> was launching a unilateral, preemptive invasion without the support of the UN. In 2004, then-UN secretary general Kofi Annan <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/16/iraq.iraq">condemned the conflict as illegal.</a>In the run-up to the conflict, Biden argued that the invasion would not be preemptive.Read more:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/america-at-war-the-countries-where-the-us-took-or-gave-fire-in-2018-2018-12">&#xa0;America's year in war: All the places US armed forces took or gave fire in 2018</a>"If we go to war with our partners to disarm Saddam, it will be to enforce the UN resolutions, which I would argue in terms of international law are the equivalent of a peace agreement," <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?174960-1/iraqi-weapons-violations">Biden said in February 2003</a>. "This is not - is not - preemption. There's nothing preemptive about it. If you turned on now and the television showed aircraft striking Baghdad, it would not be a preemptive attack. There is nothing preemptive about it. It's an enforcement."More recently, Biden has been teasing a possible 2020 presidential run. If he declares, Biden will likely face questions on his long record in Washington, which could include scrutiny of his defense of the Iraq invasion.&#xa0;Many of the liberal voters who will decide the Democratic primary are staunchly anti-war and anti-intervention, hence the growing popularity of candidates like Sen. Bernie Sanders - <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4512996/rep-bernard-bernie-sanders-opposes-iraq-war">who voted against the invasion</a>.&#xa0;The issue already came up in 2016, when <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/hillary-clinton-iraq-war-vote-mistake-iowa-118109">former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced significant criticism</a> over the fact she voted for the Iraq invasion while a US senator for New York. Overall, <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00237">29 Democratic senators</a> voted in favor of authorizing the use of military force in Iraq&#xa0;Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-political-endorsements-democratic-2020-candidates-2019-3">Here are the biggest endorsements all the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have received so far</a>Biden hasn't even announced yet, but has already seen <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/opinion/biden-busing-integration.html">his record on race relations dissected</a> at a time when Democrats seem to crave diverse, progressive candidates. Biden's support for one of the most divisive conflicts in the modern era will likely be no exception to this trend of scrutiny. With that said, <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/david-gura/watch/biden-leads-pack-of-dems-in-latest-iowa-poll-1455317571573">Biden has been at the top of recent polls,</a> even though he hasn't officially joined the race.&#xa0;The US justified the invasion of Iraq by citing what ultimately proved to be false intelligence that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.Biden in 2005 expressed regret about voting in favor of the invasion."It was a mistake," <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/429031-bidens-votes-words-on-iraq-become-hurdle-in-2020">Biden said</a> on NBC's Meet the Press at the time. "It was a mistake to assume the president would use the authority we gave him properly...We gave the president the authority to unite the world to isolate Saddam. And the fact of the matter is, we went too soon. We went without sufficient force, and we went without a plan."<div><iframe width="512" height="330" src="www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c4757852/joe-biden-iraq-war" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>

Joe Biden voted for the Iraq War, which started 16 years ago today, and his support could cause problems for his long-rumored 2020 presidential run

India is recognized globally for its premier engineering institutes IITs and IIMs. Students from these colleges are behind some of the world's unicorns. They have a history of producing some wonderful innovations for a better world. From efficient electric cars, autos running on hydrogen to machines for the blind - the diverse innovations inside the campus labs are usually aimed at solving the real pain points of people and making their lives easier. Big or small, their ideas have contributed to our society for years. They are out to revolutionize the world and we are simply proud of their stellar innovations. Let's go over some of them: 
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IIT-B students unveiled EVo1 at the Powai Institute campus, it is India’s first electric race car. A team of 60 students designed this car in 2012. It has a top speed of 115 km per hour and weighs about 320 kgs. It has acceleration from 1 to 100 kmph in 5 seconds and from 0 to 60 kmph in 3.5 seconds. It possesses high efficiency DC motors and Lithium polymer batteries. 
 
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 A group of passionate technologists, an IIT professor and a social entrepreneur joined hands and came up with an innovative product that aims to alleviate the hardships faced by visually challenged people when it comes to independent mobility.SmartCane™ is an aid for the visually impaired that provides safe and independent mobility which eases their integration into the society. It helps its user diagnose any above-the-knee obstruction from a distance of 3 meters. Frugality and resourcefulness have ensured that this product costs only INR 3,000. 
 
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An App which Facebook ended up buying 
 Abheek and Soham were inspired to create Tagtile by an incident in a restaurant in San Francisco. The <keyword id="137562" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="IITians">IITians</keyword> heard the restaurant owner complain about the websites and apps offering deals. Thus, Tagtile was launched in March 2011 to satisfy the merchants as well as customers with exciting deals and offers. Tagtile won many acclaims and became one of the widely used apps. It also received an award in October 2011 for Best Startup in a competition among 100-odd start-ups in the Silicon Valley.Initially a partnership deal, ended with Facebook buying the year-old product. The deal brought along an offer for Abheek and Soham to join Facebook as product manager and engineer. 
 
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	<div type="image" msid="51807041" hostid="261"></div> <keyword id="1791200" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT-Bombay-students">IIT Bombay students</keyword> invented NETRA - an autonomous hovering Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a drone that helps the Indian army with rescue operations during natural calamities. 
 
Water rides You can now walk On <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vr2eNBNm-LY" width="560"></iframe>Mirik Gogri and Ayush Jain, Two IIT-Bombay alumni formed Humming Whale Product Innovations, a company that innovates path-breaking products and solutions. The team came up with a fun idea of walking on water, which they later gamified into a ride. They are now all set to introduce the product at various gaming zones, amusement parks, events and parties. The duo also came up with rewritable T shirts. 
	
	
	
	
	
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 Write and erase. Cool, isn't is? The t-shirt was a hit on online shopping websites and was worn by a movie cast that appeared on popular TV show Bigg Boss. 
 
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 Professor LM Das of IIT-D conceived the idea of using compressed hydrogen as an automotive fuel with Delhi's air pollution in mind . In the early '80s, it was a bold initiative — an idea ahead of its time. Lay acquaintances thought he was talking about making a hydrogen bomb. Detractors in the scientific community dismissed his research as a freak project. But Das soldiered on alone over the next three decades as associates came and went. He says - Unlike petroleum-derived hydrocarbon fuels, pure hydrogen does not produce toxic carbon monoxide or the heat-trapping carbon dioxide on combustion. There are no oxides of sulphur, nor any particulates. Water vapour and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) are the only byproducts. Although NOx is a pollutant, Das claims their engine has been optimized to reduce its emission greatly. 
 
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Designed and developed in just 95 days by two IIT Bombay students - Anurag Meena and Satyendra Meena - is a revolutionary machine which accepts used cans or bottles, and dispenses 300 millilitres of clean (RO and UV treated) drinking water in exchange. It is currently on a pilot test run at the IIT-Bombay boys’ hostel. In the coming months, it will also be installed in several other places in Mumbai and Chandigarh. 
 
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10 brilliant innovations by IITians to make India a better place to live in

<ul><li><keyword id="6355629" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword>’s announcements this year focus on furthering their efforts to localise their ecosystem for Indian users. </li><li>Aside from <keyword id="6357660" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="hindi">Hindi</keyword> and English, the tech giant has plans of introducing eight new languages to Google Search and <keyword id="961840" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-assistant">Google Assistant</keyword> starting with Marathi. </li><li>Google’s <keyword id="704860" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tez">Tez</keyword> payments app is being renamed Google Pay, to bring it at par with its international counterpart without losing aspects that are specific to <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>. </li></ul>Google’s focus towards India was reiterated in its yearly event, <keyword id="6832514" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-for-India-2018">Google for India 2018</keyword>, earlier today. While highlighting how the connectivity has drastically increased the numbers of Indian users online, Google made a few key announcements about how it’s making its ecosystem more localised for India. Keeping in mind that India now has nearly 450 million internet users with 390 being active on a monthly basis, the country’s data usage has skyrocketed to 8GB per month, which is at par with users in developed nations around the world. Which is why it makes sense that the Google Assistant will now be rolling out in local Indian languages, aside from just Hindi and English. The introduction of Marathi onto the platform is the first of eight new languages that Google has planned to roll out. 
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 <keyword id="6832515" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Project-Navlekha">Project Navlekha</keyword> One of the biggest barriers to Indian content being online in indic languages is the lack of awareness. Project Navlekha is Google’s initiative to empower publications that publish in local languages. Though this platform, publishers will have free web hosting, a branded domain name for three years as well as <keyword id="825834" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="AdSense">AdSense</keyword> to support the monetisation of their content. The biggest boon is probably the artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will enable PDFs in indic languages to be seamlessly converted into editable text. Listen to webpages on Google Go Google Go was introduced during last year’s Google for India event. The stripped down version of the Google Search app uses less data, less storage and has a simpler interface. More than 50% of Indian are currently using the search function, Google Go or just Google search, on their phones. This year, Google has introduced a readability feature. The Assistant will now be able to read web pages out loud, not only in English, but in various Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam and Tamil. And, usually when apps read text out it’s in a monotonous drone. The Assistant, with it’s AI capabilities, will actually be able to modulate what’s being said to offer a more ‘natural-sounding’ experience according to the company. Google Pay is here Google Pay is the Tez payments app, with a few more bells and whistles attached. The aim is to streamline the Indian payment app with its international counterpart, without losing out on the localisition. The company is expanding its reach through multiple programs targeted to attract more merchants onto the platform. First off, it’s partnering with large stores across India to tap into their large base of consumers. They’re also building something called the ‘merchant experience’ so that businesses can find more customers through Google Maps and customised notifications. The ‘merchant experience’ is already being tested in Delhi and Bangalore. In addition, it’s introducing new integrations to make the app more user friendly. One of those integrations is users being able to make payments with Google Pay without having to leave the merchant’s app. In partnership with Indian banks like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, Google is also looking to go beyond basic payments. In their new collaboration efforts, Google Pay will soon have pre-approved, instant loans available on the platform in the coming weeks. <keyword id="6358470" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="google-home">Google Home</keyword> in Hindi Another feat in Google’s race to localise for India, the Assistant will now be able to switch between English and Hindi seamlessly. No extra command or intimation, just a bilingual Assistant. One of main complaints by Indian users when using any smart speaker has been that they don’t integrate well with the Indian diaspora of apps. Despite that, the use of the Google Assistant has tripled in the last year alone. Google, in turn, has introduced three new actions for the user. The ‘Where is My Train’ action to tracks trains across the country, the ‘Airtel’ action which allows subscribers to pull information about their account details using voice commands and the ‘Hello English’ to help users learn English via online lessons. Localised Google Maps How many times have you gotten lost using Google Maps because the turn indications are precise enough? The low-connectivity friendly version of the app, Google Maps Go, will now have turn-by-turn navigation as well as a new home screen with specialised shortcuts. And with respect to inter-state travel, Google is partnering with RedBus to bring on 20,000 new routes and 1,500 new cities to Google Maps. Google Stations Google stations was an initiative that the company took up with Railtel, which now spans across 400 stations in India. Not only is it being replicated across the world, the company has plans of introducing it in Andhra Pradesh to expand its reach to 10 million more people.

Google for India 2018: Here’s everything you need to know

E-commerce is growing by <a href="https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/ecommerce-trends/">30% every year</a>, most notably in one of the world’s largest emerging markets—India. The cities of <a href="https://newsroom.shadowfax.in/exactly-how-broken-is-indias-last-mile-logistics-cbc34af75f7c">Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi</a> are responsible for 40% of all E-commerce orders. Still, E-commerce offers many challenges, and it’s extremely difficult to find creative solutions to the traditional challenges facing E-commerce companies. In the context of Indian businesses finding practical and creative solutions to those challenges, it becomes even harder, but some companies are surging ahead of the competition in a race that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the near future. We asked <keyword id="6515681" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="ryan-andreas">Ryan Andreas</keyword>, co-founder of <a href="http://quantifiedcommerce.com/">Quantified Commerce</a> about the biggest challenges for e-commerce in India, “e-commerce is facing a crucial moment as companies expand globally…” said <keyword id="10989" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andreas">Andreas</keyword>, “not only are we going to have to overcome traditional problems like consumer loyalty and brand identification, but as we move into other parts of the globe there are issues that are relevant to the specific countries we’re expanding into.” One of the issues unique facing E-commerce companies in India is infrastructure. India has the <a href="http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website01291/WEB/0__CO-21.HTM">largest network of roads</a> in the world, but only 2% of them are national highways. Combine this with lax government regulations <a href="https://qz.com/1086057/1-5-million-dead-in-a-decade-just-what-is-wrong-with-indias-roads-and-vehicles/">regarding licensing</a> drivers and any E-commerce company that attempts deliveries in India will face problems with traditional forms of delivery. This difficulty in delivery leads to fewer deliveries made on time, or at all, which leads to <a href="https://econsultancy.com/blog/10052-free-shipping-and-delivery-timing-are-key-for-customer-satisfaction">less satisfied customers</a>, which leads to less customer loyalty, which is the death spiral for any E-commerce company. In order to get around these problems,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantifiedcommerce/"> Quantified Commerce</a> is making inroads in India’s last mile and logistics infrastructure, and researching drone delivery, which was <a href="https://qz.com/1118172/dgca-indias-aviation-regulator-has-finally-put-out-draft-regulations-for-flying-drones/">recently recognized by the Indian government</a> as a serious alternative to traditional means of delivery. The infrastructure of the country you’re delivering in isn’t the only infrastructure E-commerce companies need to be concerned about. The infrastructure of a company is just as important. Vertically-integrated brands, such as the ones built by <a href="https://twitter.com/QuantifiedC">Quantified Commerce</a>, are becoming more and more mainstream. <a href="http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/vertical-integration/">The benefits of vertical integration</a> allow companies to cut down on costs, improve supply chain coordination, and increase the entry barriers of potential competitors. Because <a href="http://quantifiedcommerce.com">Quantified Commerce</a> is a vertically-integrated company, it owns all of the manufacturing and warehouses. Because it sells directly to its consumers, it has been able to cut down on costs in a big way, while simultaneously building a dominant presence in one of the world’s biggest emerging markets. However, having the infrastructure in place to deliver products to your customers means nothing if you don’t have customers in the first place. A challenge that E-commerce companies face is finding and targeting not just customers, but the right customers and E-commerce companies in India are no different. As India’s <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/edfuller/2015/09/10/india-asias-next-economic-dynamo/#6c8d6b89221f">middle class</a> grows they want to spend money, but they need to know where and what they can spend it on. By taking advantage of new advertising mediums like <keyword id="6354576" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> and Youtube, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quantifiedcommerce">Quantified Commerce</a> is able to target and advertise directly to consumers. This type of targeted advertising is recognized as <a href="https://www.forbes.com/2010/03/24/behavioral-targeted-ads-advertising-ftc-privacy-cmo-network-ads.html#16ee69df6042">an extremely effective way of generating clicks</a> and converting customers. Not only is <a href="http://quantifiedcommerce.com">Quantified Commerce</a> leveraging new, effective advertising mediums like Facebook and Youtube, it’s also taking advantage of new, exciting, methods of advertising. By partnering with social media influencers <a href="https://twitter.com/QuantifiedC">Quantified Commerce</a> is able to build and earn trust with potential customers, and take advantage of the concept of social-proofing in order to attract, and ultimately convert customers. This a method of earned advertising, which <a href="http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/press-room/2012/nielsen-global-consumers-trust-in-earned-advertising-grows.html">Nielsen reported 92%</a> of users trust more than traditional forms of advertising. With offices located in Times Square, New York, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quantifiedcommerce">Quantified Commerce</a> has access to the best talent in the world. While bringing new talent on board, <a href="http://quantifiedcommerce.com">Quantified Commerce</a> also grows talent within. They have an emphasis on leadership and education in order to eliminate <a href="https://wiredandnetworked.com/2015/01/23/doing-business-in-india-learn-the-culture-code/">power distance</a>. By focusing on education and leadership initiatives <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantifiedcommerce/">Quantified Commerce</a> is allowing the smartest and most forward-thinking members of Indian society to have a fair say in business practices. I don’t have to hyperlink anything here to tell you that better ideas mean better business. As India develops both economically and socially it is important to be on the lookout for companies that understand both the social and economic infrastructure of the country. Companies like <a href="https://twitter.com/QuantifiedC">Quantified Commerce</a> not only have an understanding of India but a mastery of digital advertising, which in the wild west that is the Indian E-commerce market, is a winning combination. We will be tracking their progress over the coming years along with the rest of the e-commerce space.

Quantified Commerce’s Ryan Andreas on e-commerce in India

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55f95370bd86ef1a008ba9b7-2400/rts1asg.jpg" alt="trump trump trump trump" data-mce-source="Reuters" data-mce-caption="Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on the USS Iowa in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States September 15, 2015." />ReutersRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on the USS Iowa in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, September 15, 2015.</div></div></div>In March this year, Donald Trump broached <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-questions-nato-support-for-south-korea-and-japan-ahead-of-nuclear-security-summit-2016-3" target="_blank">his willingness</a> to let Japan and South Korea develop their own nuclear weapons in lieu of relying on US nuclear protection.In that same <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html" target="_blank">interview</a>, he said he would be willing to remove US troops from both of those countries if they didn't do more to cover the costs of keeping those troops there - "Not happily, but the answer is yes," <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html" target="_blank">Trump said</a>.Those answers related only to two countries in Asia, but Trump's stances on foreign policy - which he has characterized as "<a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">America first</a>" - appear to have influenced US relationships in the region, and cleavages within the American electorate that Trump has exposed <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/order-at-risk-japan-korea-and-the-northeast-asian-paradox" target="_blank">suggest</a> that the US's long-time commitment to engagement in Asia may be weaken."His position is causing anxiety, especially in East Asia," a senior lawmaker in Japan's ruling coalition <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rhetoric-scaring-asian-nations-2016-5" target="_blank">told</a> Reuters in May. Trump has flagged changes to cost-sharing deals with other US allies in the region, saying that countries like Japan and South Korea should pay more for their own <keyword id="6354810" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Defense">defense</keyword>."It is a serious concern, and may lead to Chinese pre-eminence in Asia far sooner than expected," Dhruva Jaishankar, a specialist on India-US ties at Brookings India, <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">told</a> Reuters.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55c918a0371d22c6178bd394-2400/rtx164j5.jpg" alt="china navy" data-mce-source="REUTERS/China Daily" data-mce-caption="Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy recruits chant slogan during a parade to mark the end of a semester at a military base of the North Sea Fleet, in Qingdao, Shandong province December 5, 2013." />REUTERS/China DailyChinese People's Liberation Army Navy recruits chant slogan during a parade to mark the end of a semester at a military base of the North Sea Fleet, in Qingdao, Shandong province, December 5, 2013.</div></div></div>Trump has characterized the US defense commitment to Japan specifically <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-trump-candidacy-stirs-alliance-angst-in-japan-2016-3" target="_blank">as unfair</a>, and that country has already upped defense spending and reinterpreted its constitution to allow it to render military aid to other countries even if Japan is not directly attacked.Trump has also committed to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-presidency-asia-2016-7/#south-korea-could-be-looking-at-higher-security-risks-4" target="_blank">push South Korea</a> to pay for "the full cost of the security guarantees provided by the US," though it's possible that, like many of his suggestions, are opening bids for negotiations.In any case, Trump's stated proposals would <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-presidency-asia-2016-7/#south-korea-could-be-looking-at-higher-security-risks-4" target="_blank">introduce</a> greater economic and geopolitical risk to the Korean Peninsula.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/504e0ff4eab8eaaa18000011-900/predator22.jpg" alt="General Atomics MQ-1 Predator Drone" data-mce-source="TSgt Effrain Lopez" data-link="http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html#guid=705d43799689ac5adaf18104716c4a8a2c57208e" /><a href="http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html#guid=705d43799689ac5adaf18104716c4a8a2c57208e">TSgt Effrain Lopez</a>A Predator drone.</div></div></div>More recently, in the face of a potential Trump-led US pullback from Asia, India appears <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">eager</a> to wrap up defense deals with the US prior to the departure of Barack Obama, who as president has mounted a pivot to Asia that has had mixed success.India requested 22 Predator drones in June, and Reuters <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">reports</a> that deal is in the advanced stages, with both countries hoping to leave only administrative details for the next administration to conclude.The US and India have also cooperated on the latter country's first aircraft carrier, with the US <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">offering to share</a> technology being used in its own flattops, which could allow the Asian nation to jump ahead technologically by a generation. "They have already started helping us on our first indigenous carrier, in terms of certification, quality testing," an Indian government official <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">told</a> Reuters. "The challenge will be to sustain the momentum over the next decade."Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">a research group</a> this summer to study ways to work with Trump, and Indian groups in the US have tried to engage with both presidential campaigns.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5756fc6b5124c975428b8a11-800/obama-modi-welcome-work-on-nuclear-reactors-in-india.jpg" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama (R) extends a hand to shake with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their remarks to reporters following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" data-mce-source="Thomson Reuters" data-mce-caption="Obama extends a hand to shake with India's PM Modi after their remarks to reporters following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington" />Thomson ReutersBarack Obama extends a hand to shake with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their remarks to reporters following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House.</div></div></div>Some Indians with ties to Modi's party have <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">expressed</a> more comfort with Hillary Clinton, and the closeness of the presidential race, coupled with Trump's wide-ranging rhetoric on US foreign policy, stirs unease in Asia as Election Day approaches."On the one hand, he says he values business relations with India, but then mimics Indian call-center workers and disregards the competitiveness that a partnership with India could provide the US," Manoj Ladwa, a London-based political strategist who served as communications director for Modi's 2014 campaign, <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/india-usa-defence-idINKCN12502S?utm_content=buffer5c0f8&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">told</a> Reuters."His unpredictability is worrisome in a world that requires steady and mature statesmanship." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-donald-trump-dangerously-uninformed-candidate-debate-2016-10">Biden: Trump may be the most 'dangerously uninformed' candidate in the history of US politics</a></h3> <div> <div> <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="B4MDI5NjE6JWz_UkEBM1lXNqnD87ZiLB" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> <script> if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'B4MDI5NjE6JWz_UkEBM1lXNqnD87ZiLB',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); </script> <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div> </div> <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script> </div>

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