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Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Chidambaram's Comment on Pahalgam Attack Sparks Political Exchange with BJP
India news today: Reacting to his statement that Rafale jets were stolen from HAL and brought by Dassault, Ravi Shankar Prasad also took on A K Antony, who had said the government had inducted a lesser number of fighter jets. Ravi Shankar Prasad also came down heavily on Vadra's statement on Muslims feeling suppressed, as well as on Aiyar's comment that the hangover of Partition was not yet over. Senior Congress party leader and former home minister P Chidambaram on Friday asked a range of questions on the Union government's response to the Pahalgam terror attack and the following Operation Sindoor. In an interview to The Quint, Chidambaram alleged that the government transparency on some aspects of the incident. 'Tell me, what are they not revealing?' he asked in an interview. 'Where are the terrorist attackers? 'Why are the identities and the arrests of the perpetrators not disclosed? We have learnt that a few local residents who gave shelter to the perpetrators were arrested. What happened to them?' he asked, referring to the April 22 attack on the Jammu and Kashmir tourist bus at Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed. He said what is also 'deeply disturbing' is the lack of clear and consistent communication from authorities. 'We hear bits and pieces from different functionaries,' he added. Asked if he thought the government might be hiding information, Chidambaram replied, 'It's a hypothesis but my hypothesis is that they're trying to hide their tactical missteps which forced a change of strategy in Operation Sindoor.' 'The CDS hinted at that. What tactical mistakes were made? What was the re-strategising? The BJP government so far has not given satisfactory answers to such questions and Chidambaram has reasons to be suspicious that the government has neither the ability nor the will to do so.' The former Union Minister further said the government is not being transparent. 'In any war, both sides have casualties. We should acknowledge it. I'm sure India had losses as well and the government must say so,' he said.
Euractiv
6 days ago
- Business
- Euractiv
Germany, France pledge to settle row over FCAS fighter jet by year end
BERLIN – The German and French defence ministers sought to downplay tensions over the European FCAS next-generation fighter jet programme at a meeting on Thursday, but made clear that major questions around the project must be answered before the close of 2025. France's Sébastien Lecornu and Germany's Boris Pistorius both expressed their support for the programme, which also includes Spain and has been riven by conflict between top aerospace contractors, particularly France's Dassault Aviation and Germany's Airbus Defence. "We want to clarify the situation at FCAS by the end of the year. We will need to discuss the obstacles," Pistorius said. Lecornu said the FCAS programme is approaching "the moment of truth" as development move toward building a prototype of the fighter jet, "and of course there are many issues that need to be clarified". Conflict over FCAS burst into public this summer as Dassault's CEO lobbed criticism at key partners in the project, while executives at Airbus Defence fired back. Media reports that Dassault was seeking to reconfigure contracts to take a greater share of the programme triggered further wrangling over the project. "It comes as no surprise in large-scale projects that some of the companies involved not only have a wealth of expertise, but also their own interests and their own will," Pistorius said on Thursday. "We knew that from the outset." The German defence minister said both countries remain "completely clear and unanimous" in their support for FCAS, as well as the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) effort to develop a next-generation main battle tank. His French counterpart, however, sought to keep the future tank programme – in which German defence contractors are taking the lead – separate from the FCAS issue, saying it was a project with a very different timeline and set of agreements. The overriding concern for France and Germany, Lecornu contended, is whether the FCAS project can deliver a fully capable aircraft by 2040, the project's current target delivery date. For the French Air Force, Lecornu noted, those capabilities will include carrying nuclear weapons. "Project management requires a clear organisational structure of the companies' responsibilities and accountabilities," the French minister said. "We are putting a lot on the line with FCAS." Lecornu said that the sprawling complexity of the project – involving numerous contractors – "is of course a weak point, as we may not be able to keep to the schedule." "But the Chinese and others (...) will not wait for us. And if we lose time here with lengthy discussions, then a major battle will already have begun. In 2040, we will either be at the forefront or we will be left behind," he said. "We have developed various scenarios that we will present to the chancellor and the president for a decision." (jp)
Euractiv
7 days ago
- Business
- Euractiv
‘Arrogant' French have Belgium rethinking FCAS next-gen fighter jet project
BRUSSELS – Belgium is re-evaluating whether to join the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project, the country's defence minister stated publicly on Thursday morning, following pushback from the head of French aerospace firm Dassault. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken fired back at Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier – a major contractor in the FCAS programme – who had publicly stated that Belgium could not join the project if it also purchased America-made F-35 jets. 'The government will evaluate its position on the FCAS project', Francken said in a post on X, just days after Belgium announced its intention to fully join the initiative. 'As a founding member of NATO and the EU, a staunch ally and the host of the headquarters, we have no lessons to learn from arrogant industrialists.' The Belgian government had moved to fully join the French-German-Spanish FCAS programme on Friday. The multi-billion-euro project is one of Europe's largest defence projects, with the aim of developing a next-generation air combat system centred around a fighter jet as well as drones and other complex support systems. At the same time, Belgium has set out plans to fly both American-made fifth-generation F-35 fighters and the FCAS, which is scheduled to be operational by 2040 but which has already faced delays. Trappier, who sees himself as the undisputed leader of the joint FCAS project, described the idea of operating both fighter types as incoherent and accused the Belgians of seeking to score jobs created by the programme while also buying "from the US". Friction between Dassault and the main German partner in the project, Airbus Defence, has recently thrown the project into turmoil. The German and French defence ministers, who are meeting on Thursday, are expected to discuss the programme's troubles at length. Belgium can't buy American F-35s and still join Europe's FCAS fighter jet programme, says French aviation chief "If [Belgium] gives up the idea of buying F-35s, they'd be welcome," the CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, has said. (bts, aw)
Time Business News
24-07-2025
- Business
- Time Business News
Digital Twins Revolutionize Healthcare with Predictive Precision
A healthcare digital twin is a computer-generated model of a person, organ, or biological system that simulates and forecasts possible health outcomes using real-time health data. The healthcare digital twin is growing due to better simulation tech, a greater necessity for personalized medicine, lower costs related to faulty equipment, better work efficiency, more use of new tech, and greater investment from the government. Healthcare digital twins allow for predictive analytics, better clinical decisions, improved medical training, remote patient monitoring, and disease modeling and epidemic control, which aids domain diversification. Key Growth Drivers and Opportunities Increasing Demand for Personalized Medicine: Healthcare delivery with approach of 'one-size-fits-one' is essentially provided by the increasing demand for personalized medicine, which propels the healthcare digital twin market by making it possible to create virtual patient replicas that enable customized treatment plans based on individual patient data. Leading towards more accurate diagnoses, optimized treatment strategies, and improved patient outcomes. For this purpose, companies are launching products for the personalized medicine and care of patients. Challenges Major challenge consists of data breach of patients that raises privacy and security issues for the healthcare digital twin business. Inadequate data standardization can lead to inconsistent models and inaccurate predictions. Data flow is impeded by integration issues with current healthcare systems. If the underlying data is not diverse, there is a chance of skewed results. Furthermore, system efficiency may be impacted by the difficulty of handling massive amounts of real-time data. Innovation and Expansion Dassault's Emma Twin Pioneers Virtual Healthcare Innovation In September 2023, Dassault, a European company launched a digital twin, called Emma. The 'Emma Twin' was developed using anonymous health data with the express purpose of conducting an infinite number of tests to glean more insight into various diseases and therapies. 'Emma' has documented her participation in ongoing research trials and medical innovations through LinkedIn. Healthcare digital twins support market diversification by allowing for predictive analytics, better clinical decisions, improved medical training, remote monitoring, and disease modeling. This method lets researchers simulate treatment responses and disease progression safely in a virtual space. Emma Twin by Dassault Redefines Virtual Healthcare In November 2024, Fujitsu announced that it had developed Policy Twin, a new digital twin technology to simulate the social impact of local government policies. Fujitsu would start offering Policy Twin to support effective and efficient service delivery in municipal preventive healthcare services. Fujitsu's newly developed technology recreates previously successful local government policies on a digital twin and uses data to generate new policy candidates and gauge effectiveness. Inventive Sparks, Expanding Markets The companies operating in the market are Merck KGaA, Atos SE, Siemens, Dassault Systèmes, GE Healthcare, and others. Given prominent players in the market are adopting strategies, such as focusing on personalized medicine, remote patient monitoring, predictive analytics, and drug development simulations for driving market expansion. About Author: Prophecy is a specialized market research, analytics, marketing and business strategy, and solutions company that offer strategic and tactical support to clients for making well-informed business decisions and to identify and achieve high value opportunities in the target business area. Also, we help our client to address business challenges and provide best possible solutions to overcome them and transform their business. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Time of India
24-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Merz, Macron present united front amid EU-US trade row
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin on Wednesday, as both sides sought to boost relations amid challenging global political times. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It was Macron's first visit to Germany since Merz's government took power in early May. Merz hosted the French president for a dinner at the lakeside Villa Borsig outside Berlin on Wednesday evening. The leaders said they wanted to deepen Franco-German cooperation "at all levels." "We stand on the foundation of a close Franco-German friendship that has developed over decades. And we both feel a great obligation to continue working on this in the coming years," Merz said at the start of Macron's working visit to Berlin. Macron highlighted the personal friendship between him and Merz, as well as between their two countries. The Franco-German relationship and the shared will to advance both bilateral and European agendas are essential, said the French president. The meeting comes as the EU confronts a raft of geopolitical and economic challenges, including a trade conflict with the US and Russia's continuing war against Ukraine, among others. Paris and Berlin have been increasing efforts to support Ukraine against Russia and build up the defense capabilities of NATO's European member states. Merz signals 'decisions' on EU-US trade row Both France and Germany are, meanwhile, facing threats of increased tariffs from Washington, with US President Donald Trump threatening to slap 30% tariffs against the EU if no trade deal is reached by August 1. Speaking alongside Macron, Merz said there "may be decisions" on the ongoing trade row. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "We will discuss some very current issues together, including the current trade policy, about which we are hearing in these minutes that there could possibly be decisions," the German chancellor said. Macron said he would coordinate with Merz and other European counterparts on how to respond to the incoming US tariffs. "Today, we are responding to the tariff offensive that has been launched with a determination that we share: to provide stability and have the lowest possible tariffs," he said ahead of his meeting with Merz. Row over a joint next-generation fighter project The two leaders were also expected to discuss several thorny issues, ranging from joint defense projects to energy. There has been disagreement over a combat aircraft to be made jointly by France, Germany and Spain. The planned fifth-generation fighter jet is expected to start replacing French Rafale and German and Spanish Eurofighters from 2040. But the project, worth more than €100 billion ($117.73 billion), has been dogged by delays and infighting over workshare and intellectual property rights. The head of French defense company Dassault, Eric Trappier, on Tuesday suggested that the viability of the project was in doubt. Merz and Macron agreed on Wednesday to try to resolve differences over the FCAS fighter jet project by the end of August, a German government spokesperson said. What are the other major disagreements? There are also other disagreements between the neighboring countries. Paris, for instance, is pushing for joint European debt to boost the bloc's defense industry — a proposal Berlin rejects. France also relies heavily on nuclear energy, while Germany has phased it out entirely. Paris wants Berlin to commit to "technology neutrality" and effectively classify nuclear energy as climate-friendly. While the previous German government rejected this push, Merz's administration may be more open to the idea. France and Germany also disagree on the trade agreement between the EU and the Latin American Mercosur countries.
