The upgraded GMRT opens a new frontier by enabling capabilities for international VLBI observations

The upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) achieved a new milestone in February this year. In two coordinated experiments conducted along with some telescopes of the European VLBI Network (EVN), Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) fringes with the GMRT were detected successfully. Five telescopes participated in this multi-country experiment on 14-Feb-2022: GMRT, Medicina and Noto (Italy), Westerbork (the Netherlands) and Zelenchukskaya (Russia).