Starlink project

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•Starlink brings internet connectivity globally via satellite constellations, which offer thousands of low-Earth orbit, small satellites to provide coverage launched and managed by SpaceX.

• It also has stations on ground and user's terminals referred to as Starlink dishes, connecting this network to remote and underserved areas, which are used to get high-speed Internet.

• Starlink will launch over 5,000 satellites by 2024 and provide internet access to more than 2 million customers across the globe while bridging disparities in access.

Operation Thunder

•Operation Thunder was an American bombing campaign of the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1968 targeting North Vietnam supply and military attitudes.

•In the course of operation, more than 300,000 sorties were flown, and more than 860,000 tons of bombs were dropped, but critical limitations were placed on target selection and timing.

• Though the Thunder operation was a big one, it failed to attain its major goals to prevent the support of the Vietnamese and compelled negotiations in the North Vietnamese, resulting in the verdict of dismissal in October 1968.

Quad

•Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is a strategic partnership between the United States, India, Japan and Australia, established in 2007 to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

•It is centered on maritime security, technological cooperation, climate change, pandemic response, and pushing back against China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

•The Quad will undertake joint military exercises, coordinate cyber security activities, and cooperate on infrastructure development through initiatives such as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.