[cocoablazing]

Principals of the Indian space program are on record stating the system was developed to assure access to GNSS during conflict. There is no mystery regarding the motivations of the Indian government in deploying this system.

[shripadk]

Is that necessarily a bad thing? Protecting one's sovereignty is essential in this day and age.

[ForHackernews]

Why?

[shripadk]

Are you serious? Should I remind you of Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and various other countries that have been invaded and destroyed? If the big powers can't keep their thirst for more land and resources in check it's obvious that smaller powers will start taking matters into their own hands. There are incursions happening on a daily basis on the borders of India from both sides of the subcontinent and threatened by military incursions in the peninsula.

I would love it if there was a global world with no borders. But that is too idealistic. No one will give up weapons of mass destruction.

[Ice_cream_suit]

I assume that you are ok with having your country taken over by ( insert random country ) ?

I must say that US gun policy would improve for the better if China was running them.