Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spy in sky to aid India's terror war

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Security forces can now look to the heavens for help in the war against terror.

India on Monday acquired Cold War-style sneak-peek capabilities with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launching a spy satellite from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

The all-weather, 24-hour Israeli surveillance satellite will help security agencies monitor the country's international borders and give early warning about any kind of troop buildup, infiltration attempts and even ballistic missile attacks.

Shortly after the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) put the spy satellite in space, ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair said snooping on the enemy "was not on the agenda".

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