Gp Capt Ajey Lele (Retd.) is Deputy Director General at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Targeted Elimination of Hassan Nasrallah: Strategic Deployment of Technology in Modern Day Counterterrorism’ has been published by Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 01 October 2024.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Framing the success of the Polaris Dawn mission’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 16 September 2024.
This mission has busted the myth that only the astronauts from state-supported space missions can undertake spacewalks, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Why space diplomacy is a critical component of India-Brunei relations’ has been published in First Post on 05 September 2024.
To checkmate China’s Space Silk Road initiative, there is a need for larger engagement with smaller Southeast Asian nations in the domain of space, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘National Space Day: Touching Lives while Touching the Moon’ has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 23 August 2024.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Why ISRO’s third and final development flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle is significant’ has been published in First Post on 16 August 2024.
It is important to look at the success of the SSLV-D3 mission both from commercial and strategic perspectives, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘How DRDO’s successful Ballistic Missile Defence test is critical to India’s security’ has been published by First Post on 27 July 2024.
India’s two adversaries, namely Pakistan and China, are nuclear weapon states; as such, the presence of missile defence systems significantly bolsters India’s defence capabilities and contributes to enhancing its strategic posture, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Ariane 6 – Europe’s long-awaited odyssey in space’ has been published in Taazakabarnews.com on 16 July 2024.
To have a larger pie into the global launch market, ISRO and India’s private space industry need to tie-up with Arianespace. Jointly both agencies can develop a model towards providing commercial launch services in multiple orbits, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘First anniversary of Chandrayaan-3 mission: When India pioneered landing on lunar south pole’ has been published in First Post on 14 July 2024.
With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, India became the first country in the world to land near the lunar south pole, says Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Remembering Starfish Prime’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 08 July 2024.
Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States on July 9, 1962. It was reported that the blast had disabled some satellites (around two dozen satellites were operational at the time), including a British bird called Ariel 1, the first ever satellite launched by the United Kingdom, writes Gp Capt Lele.
Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘China-France space partnership soaring to new heights’ has been published in Financial Express on 29 June 2024.
These recent space endeavors highlight the ongoing partnership and collaboration in space exploration between China and France, says Gp Capt Lele.
