The Indian space programme has taken a turn in 2020 when Modi’s government approved a series of measures to boost the sector and expand its industrial base. Now, with increased investment in the defence realm and the project of a national space station, New Delhi aims at becoming a
India’s space ambitions need more than vision—they need hard data. A secure, indigenous space econometrics system is key to safeguarding growth. The term ‘space economy’ was first introduced in the Union Budget speech of 2022, owing to its growing popularity in India. Given the strong indicators in favour
Pakistan’s wild claim that India muzzled global satellites after Operation Sindoor has backfired. In a world where nothing in space escapes scrutiny, Rawalpindi’s hoaxes only deepen its international embarrassment and expose its fading credibility. The enormous magnitude of India’s swift Operation Sindoor has made strategic analysts worldwide
This policy brief explores pathways for India and Europe to elevate their long-standing but underutilized space cooperation into a structured partnership. It argues that converging political, economic, and security interests ranging from human spaceflight and the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor to resilient satellite communications and space situational awareness
As fragile states embrace satellite internet, digital connectivity risks turning from a tool of progress into a new form of colonisation. The global satellite communications sector is projected to grow at a rate of 4 per cent from US$133 billion in 2023 to reach US$218 billion by 2035.
As America turns to resource extraction, India seeks to steer a multipolar world away from predation. In November 2024, as the US Presidential election campaign reached its peak, American social media chatter in support of Donald Trump began drawing overstated comparisons between his political journey and ‘The Hero’s Journey,
Pakistan’s sabre-rattling from DC shows that without strategic autonomy, India's Space startups, bound to overseas partners, risk eroding the very independence the programme was built to protect. India has had big plans for its space programme over the past five years. The Indian government implemented space
India’s Bharat 6G vision, if aligned with global telecom and maritime standards, can be a game-changer in enabling autonomous, connected ships and securing India’s leadership in the oceanic digital future Telecommunications networks are integral to modern maritime operations, aiding safety, security, sustainability and efficiency. In deep oceans,
The space economy is central to India’s global connectivity aspirations, and Mumbai is integral to this equation. Since the Indian government’s 2020 space sector reforms and the subsequent National Space Policy 2023, the state governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Gujarat have drafted their respective
As global powers race for space autonomy, the US faces hard lessons—balancing monopolies, budgets, and its own vulnerability in a shifting cosmos. The game of tariffs, cancellations, and sanctions has reached its climax in Washington, where the chickens have come home to roost. Today, commercial space companies and financiers
By fast-tracking Starlink’s entry, Bangladesh’s government has opened the door to a potential satellite-driven conflict in a region already fraught with poverty Under the leadership of the Chief Advisor to the Interim Government, Mohammad Yunus, Bangladesh has taken concerted steps to operationalise Starlink. On 20 May
In the fight against terrorism, preventing the misuse of civilian-commercial technologies by terrorist groups should be the priority In 2020, the hand-to-hand combat reported between Indian and Chinese armed forces sparked significant media interest in pinpointing the exact location of the conflict—Galwan in Ladakh. This interest