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The Logic of Space Policy in India

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Session Description

The Indian space policy has undergone change. It is the 1991 moment for space sector now. But why? What triggered this change? How is it different from what it used to be? What will the new policy achieve?

Key Takeaways
  1. Space technology makes the world spin, in seemingly obscure ways. We are more dependent on it than we realise.

  2. The space reforms in India have economic, social, security and political imperatives driving it.

  3. We live in a new space age, often referred to as the third space age, characterised by the participation of the private industry.

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Ashwin Prasad

Ashwin is a Research Analyst working with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at the Takshashila Institution. He monitors the evolution of India as a space power by undertaking policy research on the commercial, legal, and strategic aspects of outer space affairs.

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Ashwin Prasad

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