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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
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A critical global health challenge where microbes evolve to resist drugs, making infections untre...
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Application of Emerging Technologies in Public Health
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India is increasingly leveraging emerging technologies like AI, drones, and advanced medtech to t...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance and Ethics
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AI governance and ethics address the challenges of regulating rapidly evolving AI technologies to...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance and Regulation
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AI governance involves establishing rules, standards, and best practices for the ethical, transpa...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India
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India is actively building an indigenous AI ecosystem through the IndiaAI Mission, focusing on sh...
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Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics
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AI governance focuses on developing ethical frameworks, regulatory guidelines, and international ...
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Artificial Intelligence in Justice Delivery
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AI in judiciary aims to enhance efficiency and access to justice, but is seen as an aid to human ...
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Artificial Intelligence in Justice Delivery System
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The Supreme Court has adopted a strict, cautionary approach to AI in the justice system, emphasiz...
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Challenges of Artificial Intelligence: Misinformation, Systemic Risk, and Governance
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AI's 'artificial wisdom' generates persuasive synthetic information, risking widespread misinform...
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China's Green Energy Transition and Global Dominance
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China's rapid green energy transition, driven by massive investment, strict enforcement, and tech...
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Coal Gasification and Coal Chemistry
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Coal gasification converts coal into syngas and then DME, a clean LPG substitute. This technology...
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Counter-Terrorism Measures and Technology in Policing
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Counter-terrorism involves proactive strategies, intelligence, and increasingly, advanced technol...
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Cybercrime and Digital Extortion
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The incident of e-rickshaw disabling for extortion demonstrates a new form of cybercrime leveragi...
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Cybercrime and Digital Security
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Cybercrime, including digital arrests and AI spoofing, poses a transnational threat to digital id...
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Cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting digital systems and data from cyber threats, vital fo...
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Cybersecurity in Electric Vehicles and IoT Devices
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The incident of e-rickshaws being remotely disabled via apps underscores critical cybersecurity g...
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Digital Age Verification & Privacy Concerns
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Digital age verification, while crucial for enforcing online restrictions for minors, poses signi...
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Digital Democracy and Political Mobilisation
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Explores how digital platforms and social media facilitate new forms of political engagement, oft...
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Digital Divide and Global Technology Governance
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The digital divide in AI exacerbates the Global North-Global South gap in technology access, bene...
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Digital Governance
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Digital Governance leverages ICT for efficient and transparent public service delivery. The Censu...
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Digital Governance in Public Services
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The application of digital technologies like QR codes and integrated databases for public service...
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Digital Infrastructure Development
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India's push for digital infrastructure, exemplified by the Vizag AI Hub, signifies a strategic s...
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Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
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Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) comprises open, interoperable digital systems like India Stac...
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Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and AI Adoption
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India aims to replicate its successful Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) model (Aadhaar, UPI) f...
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Digital Public Infrastructure for Health (DPI-H) & Interoperability
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A framework of shared digital platforms, services, and standards (like NHCX, UHI, CLCI) designed ...
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Digital Sovereignty
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India's digital sovereignty is challenged by reliance on foreign technology, posing risks to nati...
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Digital Transformation of News Consumption
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The shift from traditional news sources to digital platforms, social media, AI, and content creat...
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Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Ebola Virus Disease is a highly contagious and often fatal viral illness, transmitted from animal...
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Emerging Information Technologies and Future Skills
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Emerging Information Technologies like AI, ML, and cybersecurity are reshaping the global economy...
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Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP)
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India's Ethanol Blending Programme aims to mix ethanol (derived from diverse agricultural feedsto...
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Ethanol Blending Programme (India)
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India's Ethanol Blending Programme aims to integrate ethanol into petrol to achieve energy securi...
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Ethical and Strategic Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Statecraft
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The integration of Artificial Intelligence into statecraft, particularly in military and security...
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FemTech Industry in India
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FemTech in India is a growing digital health sector providing integrated, multi-specialty care fo...
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Geographical Indications (GI) in India
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GIs are IPRs for products with specific geographical origins, protecting their unique qualities a...
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Global AI Governance
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Global AI governance seeks to establish norms for AI development and deployment. India advocates ...
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Global Health Governance and International Health Regulations (IHR)
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The article highlights WHO's declaration of an "emergency of international concern," a key mechan...
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Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia
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Green hydrogen, produced via renewable energy, and its derivative green ammonia, are key decarbon...
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Human Spaceflight Challenges & Research
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The article highlights the scientific focus of long-duration human space missions, exemplified by...
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Hydropower Generation and Energy Security in India
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Hydropower is a key renewable energy source in India, vital for peak load management and grid sta...
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India's Defence Modernisation and Indigenous Tank Development
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India is pursuing indigenous defence modernization, exemplified by the Zorawar light tank for hig...
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India's Digital Transformation and Emerging Technology Ecosystem
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Digital India is a flagship government programme launched in 2015 to digitally empower India thro...
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India's Energy Transition Challenges
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India's green energy transition faces significant challenges, primarily the gap between installed...
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India's Energy Transition and Policy Framework
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India's energy transition aims for self-reliance by 2047 and net-zero by 2070, driven by a unifie...
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India's Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem
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India is rapidly building a robust healthcare innovation ecosystem, shifting towards indigenous d...
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India's Innovation Ecosystem
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India's innovation ecosystem is crucial for future growth, requiring policy reforms to attract ca...
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India's Innovation Ecosystem and Global Competitiveness in Technology
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India's journey from technological invention to global industrial leadership faces challenges in ...
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India's Nuclear Energy Policy & International Cooperation
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India's nuclear energy policy, guided by the SHANTI Act, is actively pursuing international coope...
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India's Space Security Strategy
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India's space security strategy focuses on building resilience against counter-space threats thro...
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India-EU Strategic Partnership and Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
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The India-EU TTC is a crucial platform for strategic convergence on critical technologies, aiming...
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Information Sharing for National Security
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Information sharing for national security involves the secure exchange of sensitive data among ag...
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Integration of Advanced Technologies and Specialized Assets in Modern Military Operations
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Modern militaries are combining robotics and specialized K9 units for enhanced operational effect...
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International Lunar Exploration Programs
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The article highlights the accelerating international race for lunar exploration, primarily betwe...
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Lunar Exploration and the Artemis Program
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The Artemis program is NASA's ambitious initiative to return humans to the Moon, including the fi...
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Misinformation and Disinformation in the Digital Age
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The widespread dissemination of false or inaccurate information through digital platforms, leadin...
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National AI Strategy and Sovereign AI Infrastructure
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India needs a comprehensive National AI Token Policy to boost R&D, make AI accessible, and build ...
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National Missions for Strategic Technologies (Semiconductors, Quantum, Supercomputing, AI)
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India is strategically investing in key emerging technologies through dedicated national missions...
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Power Sector Reforms and Regulation
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India's power sector reforms focus on balancing competition with regulation, especially for natur...
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Power Transmission & Distribution Infrastructure Modernization
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Modernizing India's power grid with advanced conductors and high-voltage lines is essential for m...
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Precision Medicine & Genomics
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Precision medicine customizes healthcare based on individual genetic, lifestyle, and environmenta...
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Private Sector's Role in Space Exploration
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This concept examines the growing influence and capabilities of private companies in space activi...
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Promoting Innovation, Research & Development (R&D) and Entrepreneurship
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India must aggressively invest in indigenous R&D, design, and a stronger entrepreneurship ecosyst...
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Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
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A formal declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the International Health Regula...
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Quantum-Safe Cryptography and Digital Security
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Quantum-safe cryptography is essential for future digital security, addressing the threat posed b...
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Radio Astronomy & Telescopes
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Radio astronomy utilizes specialized telescopes to observe the universe at radio wavelengths, off...
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Radio Galaxies
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Radio galaxies are active galaxies driven by central supermassive black holes, characterized by s...
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Regulation of Online Gaming and Digital Platforms
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The article highlights the ineffectiveness of outright bans on online gaming, leading to a shift ...
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Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in Defence
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The Indian Army is establishing 'Baaz Battalions' to integrate and specialize its Remotely Pilote...
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Renewable Energy Integration
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India faces the challenge of integrating its rapidly growing and cost-effective renewable energy ...
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Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Modernization in India
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India's rapid renewable energy growth, led by solar and wind, faces challenges of intermittency a...
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Reproductive Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry
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Explores the use of advanced reproductive technologies like semen freezing to boost livestock gen...
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Semiconductor Manufacturing in India
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India is rapidly advancing its semiconductor ecosystem through the India Semiconductor Mission, m...
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Social Media Platform Governance
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Platform governance focuses on regulating social media companies to ensure user safety, transpare...
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Sovereign AI
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Sovereign AI is about national control over AI for strategic advantage, driven by global geopolit...
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Spintronics
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An advanced technology that leverages the electron's magnetic spin for information processing, pr...
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Strain Engineering
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A technique in materials science that manipulates atomic lattices through mechanical stress to pr...
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Technology Diplomacy
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Technology diplomacy is the strategic integration of scientific and technological cooperation int...
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Telecommunications Act, 2023
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The Telecommunications Act, 2023, modernizes India's telecom laws, replacing colonial-era acts. I...
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Transnational Cybercrime & Money Laundering
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Transnational cybercrime involves sophisticated online fraud operations, often based in regions w...
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Weaponization of Outer Space
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The weaponization of outer space involves the development and deployment of offensive capabilitie...
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Zoonotic Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Zoonotic diseases are animal-to-human infections, often emerging due to ecological shifts. Nipah ...