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Outer space and international security
Dec 28, 2019

Outer space and international security

The realm of space is “fluid, contested and driven by politics.”

Panic room? Towards a safer cyberspace for women
Mar 07, 2024

Panic room? Towards a safer cyberspace for women

Online threats to women in India have increased since the pandemic, but a combination of law enforcement, industry cooperation, and strategic partners

People’s struggle for green spaces in cities
Feb 04, 2021

People’s struggle for green spaces in cities

Buenos Aires and Mumbai are among the least green cities in the world, with only about 1.8 square metres per capita of green space.

Prerequisites for effective space governance: Space Situational Awareness
Oct 13, 2021

Prerequisites for effective space governance: Space Situational Awareness

SSA analyses are essential prerequisites for verifying compliance with any robust space governance regime, and support space safety at a more basic le

Promoting investment in space matters, but having a law matters more
May 03, 2024

Promoting investment in space matters, but having a law matters more

India’s liberalised 100-percent FDI policy in the space sector will struggle without a national space law.

Pulwama suicide attack and the battle of mind space
Feb 25, 2019

Pulwama suicide attack and the battle of mind space

Kinetics help in neutralising certain type of threats. They do not help in the real problem — the battle of mind space.

Resolving the India-China Boundary Dispute: Incentivising Cooperation, Enlarging Bargaining Space and Promoting Constructive Strategies
May 25, 2012

Resolving the India-China Boundary Dispute: Incentivising Cooperation, Enlarging Bargaining Space and Promoting Constructive Strategies

Pessimism towards a foreseeable settlement of the India-China border dispute is not unfounded. At the political level, there is a "trust deficit" which impedes cooperation. Despite the existence of multi-tiered mechanisms to facilitate resolution, there has hardly been any progress on the issue in recent years. This paper identifies the obstacles and explores how a peaceful settlement of the India-China border dispute could be arrived at in the f

Return of ASATs and counterspace technologies: A slippery slope to weaponisation?
Oct 19, 2021

Return of ASATs and counterspace technologies: A slippery slope to weaponisation?

The recent sharing of views on space security, prompted by a UN resolution, has highlighted that legally binding treaties and non-binding norms are no

Rifle to Rafale: Space for defence
Sep 22, 2023

Rifle to Rafale: Space for defence

With theaterisation taking place in defence, the time is ripe to tap into the potential of space for India’s defence requirements

Russian ASAT Test Highlights Urgent Need for Space Governance Negotiations
Nov 20, 2021

Russian ASAT Test Highlights Urgent Need for Space Governance Negotiations

The absence of earnest multilateral discussions could send more states down the path of space weaponization, making access to space increasingly tricky.

Russian ASAT Test: More Trouble for Space Security
Jul 31, 2020

Russian ASAT Test: More Trouble for Space Security

Even as the war of words continues, there will need to be practical measures to deal with the increasing threats to space.

Sharing space: Tech and terrorism
Jan 29, 2020

Sharing space: Tech and terrorism

Technology has as much potential to exacerbate as it does to mitigate the risks of terrorism. What takes place in the digital space is merely symptoma

Significance of the changing space security landscape for India
Jun 18, 2019

Significance of the changing space security landscape for India

India is developing appropriate capabilities to tackle the new and emerging space security challenges in outer space.

Sky is not the limit in Asia: How China and India are shaping space diplomacy
Sep 12, 2019

Sky is not the limit in Asia: How China and India are shaping space diplomacy

A new space race is indeed warming up Asia, as China and India rapidly scale up their space programmes and build ties with the developing world.

Skyroot creates a new ‘Prarambh’ for Indian space
Nov 21, 2022

Skyroot creates a new ‘Prarambh’ for Indian space

The launch of Mission Prarambh marks the successful entry of private players into the Indian space sector

Small Satellites: Breaking the monopoly of powerful nations in space industry
May 09, 2019

Small Satellites: Breaking the monopoly of powerful nations in space industry

In 2017, India launched a record 104 satellites into space. Barring one, the rest of the satellites that were launched were small satellites.

Some breathing space in Paris
May 09, 2017

Some breathing space in Paris

A strong European Union is in the interest of India, New Delhi can do its bit to support this process.

States’ use of non-state actors in cyberspace
Aug 17, 2023

States’ use of non-state actors in cyberspace

Without proper legislation, states using non-state actors for cyberwarfare pose a significant threat to governments, businesses, and individuals

Sustainability in space
Oct 11, 2022

Sustainability in space

Given the development of new and emerging technologies, the sense of urgency around space sustainability may soon skyrocket

Taking India’s Cost-Effective Space Launches To the Next Level
Oct 30, 2021

Taking India’s Cost-Effective Space Launches To the Next Level

With the importance of space access growing, there is a clear recognition that both the public and private sector are critical to advancement.

The case for outer space cooperation in South Asia
Jan 18, 2019

The case for outer space cooperation in South Asia

While the need is clear, realizing such cooperation will mean addressing several key challenges.

The Chinese space programme marches ahead: Implications for India
Nov 27, 2020

The Chinese space programme marches ahead: Implications for India

A raging pandemic — which originated in China — has had very little adverse effect, allowing the Chinese to insulate their space programme from th

The dragon challenge: The necessity for an Indian space deterrent posture
Apr 12, 2017

The dragon challenge: The necessity for an Indian space deterrent posture

India's interests across its disputed frontier with China serves two purposes: deterrence and space warfighting.