Ajey Lele

“What’s down” side of “What’s up?”

Human rights, privacy and protection of confidentiality are important issues, but so are the requirements of intelligence agencies which have to contend with the inhumane activities of terrorist groups and individuals.

Ajey Lele |
April 07, 2017 |
IDSA Comments

North Korea’s ‘Chemistry’ with WMDs

North Korea has blatantly breached the chemical weapons ‘red line’ in the killing of the half-brother of Kim Jong-un in Kuala Lumpur on February 13.

Ajey Lele |
March 06, 2017 |
IDSA Comments

Agni-V and Strategic Signalling

In view of China’s adverse reaction to India’s missile testing, this year’s Republic Day parade could have been used for strategic signalling to arrogant entities questioning India’s ‘strategic autonomy’. Nuclear deterrence is also about demonstration and display of capabilities. If you have it, then flaunt it!

Ajey Lele |
February 09, 2017 |
IDSA Comments

China’s 2016 Space White Paper: An Appraisal

While the December 2016 White Paper sheds enough light on China’s growing ambitions in the space sector, it at the same time only reveals what China wants the rest of the world to know.

Ajey Lele |
January 06, 2017 |
Issue Brief

Fifty Years of the Outer Space Treaty: Tracing the Journey

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Developments in the outer space arena post the erstwhile USSR launching the first man-made satellite Sputnik in space on 4 October 1957 have transformed the world significantly. In order to ensure the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959.

ISBN 978-81-8274-948-1,
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Ajey Lele |
2017 |
Book

PSLV launches 20 Satellites in a Single Mission

For India, at this point in time, ISRO developing expertise with multiple launch technology is more important from the commercial perspective.

God forgives, would Google?

At present, the entire debate on ‘right to be forgotten’ is mainly focused on individual freedom and individual rights. However, it is important to look at this issue from a security angle too.

Ajey Lele |
June 06, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

Cyber Menace and Elections in The Philippines

The cyber-attack on the election commission of The Philippines demonstrates the need for democracies to have a strong cyber security mechanism in place for the smooth conduct of elections.

Ajey Lele |
May 12, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

India’s Space Security Policy: A Proposal

It is time India devised a cohesive national policy to guard its interests in space and effectively address existing and emerging challenges.

Ajey Lele |
April 28, 2016 |
Policy Brief

Satellite for SAARC: Pakistan’s Missed Opportunity

SAARC satellite was an opportunity for Pakistan to display its enthusiasm for space cooperation with India, but its strategic calculations appear to have ‘jammed’ its vision.