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Significance and Implications of Shenzhou 10

The launch of Shenzhou 10 is a crucial step towards fulfilling China’s plans of building a space station by the year 2020 and equally an important part of China's rise.

Gunjan Singh
June 24, 2013
IDSA Comments

Outer space comes closer to a regime

The Group of Government Experts need to take into consideration complex and inter-related concerns of space activities before formulating the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures. The need is to have an effective mechanism and not an accommodative one.

Ajey Lele
May 20, 2013
IDSA Comments

Successful PSLV-C20/SARAL Mission: India’s French “Space” Connect

For almost the last 50 years, space collaboration has significantly remained intact between France and India. They have worked together on a range of issues from satellite applications, developing small satellites to earth system science and weather satellites.

Ajey Lele
March 07, 2013
IDSA Comments

A Missile in the Monkey’s Shadow?

Iran’s investments in space should not be viewed only through the narrow prism of a nuclear threat but as a nascent attempt to challenge the West’s technological domination.

Ajey Lele
January 31, 2013
IDSA Comments

The Indian Space Programme in 2012: A Review

While 2012 saw ISRO’s 100th space mission, its continued dependence on a single operational launch vehicle in the form of the PSLV has meant dependence on foreign launch services for heavier class satellites.

Radhakrishna Rao
January 02, 2013
IDSA Comments

China’s ‘Anti-ship Ballistic Missile’ based Anti-access Concept: Implications of a Southward Re-orientation

The Chinese efforts towards actualization of the ‘offshore defense’ concept which entails the conduct of campaigns in distant waters, strategic deterrence and counterattacks, has an inherent risk of bringing its naval forces on a confrontational course vis-à-vis other maritime forces, particularly the US. To defend itself against overarching US maritime superiority in such a scenario, China has developed its Anti-access and Area Denial (A2AD) concept, predicated mainly around the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile.

China to Launch Satellite for Sri Lanka: India’s Missed Opportunity?

India has much to learn from China with regard to using space as an ‘instrument of influence’ and also needs to expand the global footprint of its expertise.

Ajey Lele
November 16, 2012
IDSA Comments

Decoding the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities

Publisher: Pentagon Security International

Space technologies are critical to diverse human activities including communication, education, navigation, and remote sensing, meteorology disaster management and military. Naturally, keeping the space assets secure has become a major necessity for the states. Any damage to such assets would lead to excruciating consequences.