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SC Verdict on Triple Talaq

It was both a little bemusing and relating to watch the hype over a Supreme Court judgment on triple talaq. Bemusing, because it has taken India 70 years to challenge a regressive practice that has long been outlawed in over 20 Muslim…

Interplanetary Internet (Part-4)

Earth Orbit Earth orbit is sufficiently nearby that conventional protocols can be used. For example, the International Space Station has been connected to the regular terrestrial Internet since January 22, 2010 when the first unassisted…

Interplanetary Internet (Part-3)

Implementation The dormant InterPlanetary Internet Special Interest Group of the Internet Society has worked on defining protocols and standards that would make the IPN possible.The Delay-Tolerant Networking Research Group (DTNRG) is the…

Interplanetary Internet (Part-2)

Development While IP-like SCPS protocols are feasible for short hops, such as ground station to orbiter, rover to lander, lander to orbiter, probe to flyby, and so on, delay-tolerant networking is needed to get information from one region…

Interplanetary Internet (Part-1)

The interplanetary Internet (based on IPN, also called InterPlaNet) is a conceived computer network in space, consisting of a set of network nodes that can communicate with each other. Communication would be greatly delayed by the great…