Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘A severe Geomagnetic Storm broiling, could impact Commutations’ has been published in Financial Express on 26 March 2024.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX had lost around 40 satellites after they were hit by a geomagnetic storm a day after launch, causing them to fall from orbit and burn up, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey V Lele’s article ‘MIRV technology – modernizing India’s nuclear arsenal’ has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 12 March 2024.
India has started focussing on miniaturising technologies for nuclear weapons. Is India also interested in developing tactical nuclear weapons? No definitive conclusions could be drawn in this regard, however India must be monitoring the progress of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons program, says Gp Capt (Dr) Lele.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘New FDI Policy to Propel Indian Space Sector to Greater Heights’ has been published in Geo Spatial World on 28 February 2024.
There is great potential within the Indian industry and some of them are expected to offer a launch facility in the near future. In the coming future, after the operationalization of its Gaganyaan program, India should be able to exploit this technology for commercial purposes too, says Gp Capt Lele.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘The evolution of India’s weather satellite programs’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 19 February 2024.
The time has come for IMD to look beyond ISRO and be involved in more international projects and engage India’s private industry to fulfill their requirements, says Gp Capt Lele.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Russia-Ukraine War: Starlink Row Offers a Cautionary Tale on Role of Private Space Industry in Wars’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 16 February 2024.
A controversy emerged after Ukraine claimed that the Russian forces are using Starlink internet services in occupied areas. Despite Space X claiming that it has no links with Russia, the controversy refuses to die down, says Gp Capt Lele.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘Space-related incidents during Taiwan’s elections’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 29 January 2024.
There is a possibility that Taiwan could have used the opportunity of the flyover of the satellite launch vehicle to raise the China bogeyman during election time, says Gp Capt Lele.
Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘The Moon is a Tough Customer’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 25 January 2024.
Even with technologically developed states like Israel and Japan, the private industry is not experiencing success with missions such as Moon landings, says Gp capt Lele.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘India’s mission for understanding the dynamics of the Sun’ has been published in The Space Review on 8 January 2024.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘PSLV-C58 mission: ISRO launches a science satellite’ has been published in Financial Express on 3 January 2024. This satellite would be looking for all around 50 potential cosmic sources to collect information and the mission life would be around five years, says Gp Capt Lele.
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘A Look at China’s Ambitious Spaceplane Missions’ has been published in The Wire on 1 January 2024. In December, China launched its third spaceplane mission, deploying six 'mysterious wingmen' into the Earth's orbit which are being tracked by the US Space Force, says Gp Capt Lele.
A severe Geomagnetic Storm broiling, could impact Commutations
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘A severe Geomagnetic Storm broiling, could impact Commutations’ has been published in Financial Express on 26 March 2024.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX had lost around 40 satellites after they were hit by a geomagnetic storm a day after launch, causing them to fall from orbit and burn up, says Gp Capt Lele.
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MIRV technology – Modernizing India’s Nuclear Arsenal
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey V Lele’s article ‘MIRV technology – modernizing India’s nuclear arsenal’ has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 12 March 2024.
India has started focussing on miniaturising technologies for nuclear weapons. Is India also interested in developing tactical nuclear weapons? No definitive conclusions could be drawn in this regard, however India must be monitoring the progress of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons program, says Gp Capt (Dr) Lele.
New FDI Policy to Propel Indian Space Sector to Greater Heights
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘New FDI Policy to Propel Indian Space Sector to Greater Heights’ has been published in Geo Spatial World on 28 February 2024.
There is great potential within the Indian industry and some of them are expected to offer a launch facility in the near future. In the coming future, after the operationalization of its Gaganyaan program, India should be able to exploit this technology for commercial purposes too, says Gp Capt Lele.
The Evolution of India’s Weather Satellite Programs
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘The evolution of India’s weather satellite programs’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 19 February 2024.
The time has come for IMD to look beyond ISRO and be involved in more international projects and engage India’s private industry to fulfill their requirements, says Gp Capt Lele.
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Russia-Ukraine War: Starlink Row Offers a Cautionary Tale on Role of Private Space Industry in Wars
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Russia-Ukraine War: Starlink Row Offers a Cautionary Tale on Role of Private Space Industry in Wars’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 16 February 2024.
A controversy emerged after Ukraine claimed that the Russian forces are using Starlink internet services in occupied areas. Despite Space X claiming that it has no links with Russia, the controversy refuses to die down, says Gp Capt Lele.
Space-related incidents during Taiwan’s elections
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘Space-related incidents during Taiwan’s elections’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 29 January 2024.
There is a possibility that Taiwan could have used the opportunity of the flyover of the satellite launch vehicle to raise the China bogeyman during election time, says Gp Capt Lele.
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The Moon is a Tough Customer
Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘The Moon is a Tough Customer’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 25 January 2024.
Even with technologically developed states like Israel and Japan, the private industry is not experiencing success with missions such as Moon landings, says Gp capt Lele.
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India’s mission for understanding the dynamics of the Sun
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘India’s mission for understanding the dynamics of the Sun’ has been published in The Space Review on 8 January 2024.
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PSLV-C58 Mission: ISRO Launches a Science Satellite
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘PSLV-C58 mission: ISRO launches a science satellite’ has been published in Financial Express on 3 January 2024. This satellite would be looking for all around 50 potential cosmic sources to collect information and the mission life would be around five years, says Gp Capt Lele.
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A Look at China’s Ambitious Spaceplane Missions
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘A Look at China’s Ambitious Spaceplane Missions’ has been published in The Wire on 1 January 2024. In December, China launched its third spaceplane mission, deploying six 'mysterious wingmen' into the Earth's orbit which are being tracked by the US Space Force, says Gp Capt Lele.
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