Thursday, November 27, 2003
India signs on to Galileo
Shortly after China announced a 200 million Euro investment in the Galileo satellite navigation system, it is now being reported that India will now invest a similar amount (plus 100 million in developing satellites) in the EU project. This is interesting because the Galileo project is a direct competitor to the U.S. owned GPS system and the EU has managed to get both China and India to invest in its version rather than the U.S. version. Reports suggest that the unilateralism of the Bush administration, as expressed in its tight control over GPS use by other countries, may have driven China and India to make this decision.
