Ajey Lele

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘Did the Pahalgam terror attack prompt ISRO to fast-track RISAT-1B radar satellite launch?’ has been published in First Post on 12 May 2025.

Soon-to-be-launched RISAT-1B, equipped with a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar payload, is expected to significantly enhance the Indian Armed Forces’ surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, says Gp capt Lele.

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The US–Ukraine agreement to boost strategic cooperation in resource extraction could have a major political and economic impact on the US–Ukraine bilateral ties.

• Ajey Lele |
• May 05, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s chapter ‘India’s Space Technology for Climate Change’ has been published in ICWA publication ‘Indiaʼs Space and Satellite Diplomacy’.

As the world faces more severe effects of climate change, India’s space technologies will be key in building a more sustainable and resilient future for everyone, says Gp Capt Lele.

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• Erdem Lamazhapov, Arild Moe |
• November-December 2024 |
• Strategic Analysis

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Need to recognize the vagaries of space weather’ has been published in Volume 9, Issue 2 of the Physics & Astronomy International Journal, on 08 April 2025.

Space weather has now become a critical component of global space situational awareness (SSA) frameworks. However, much more needs to be done in this field, and there is a need for a unified global structure for monitoring and analysing space weather, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘The Landmine Ban at a Crossroads: Strategic Retreats and Treaty Breaches’ has been published by the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 04 April 2025.

On April 1, 2025, Finland’s Prime Minister announced the country’s intention to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel land mines. Contrary to the date’s association with pranks, this declaration is no April Fool’s joke, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Vance’s Greenland visit: Why Trump is obsessed with this snow-clad island’ has been published in First Post on 02 April 2025.

For the US Space Force, more military installations are required to be developed to get maximum advantage of Greenland’s strategic location for monitoring and timely responding to any possible threat. For the US, Greenland has long-term strategic, military, and economic significance, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Trump is Making Nuclear Proliferation Great Again’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 07 March 2025.

Today, there is a growing danger that years of effort made by the US and other states under the UN umbrella towards evolving and executing non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament mechanisms will get undermined, says Gp Capt Lele.

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President Trump is demanding that Ukraine provide the US with the equivalent of US$ 500 billion in minerals and rare earths, in return for US assistance to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

• Ajey Lele |
• February 27, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments