India’s Space Programme
Happymon Jacob speaks to Rajeswari Rajagopalan (Distinguished Fellow & Head
of the Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi) about
India’s space program and its evolution through the decades. She stresses upon having a robust space
policy and an aerospace command. She also assesses the complexities involved in the latest
Chandrayaan-2 mission. She discusses major avenues of cooperation for the Indian space program in
the region and the competition it faces from China. She further discusses major debates around Anti-
Satellite Weapons, Militarization of Space and the role of Global Governance in coming up with an
international policy on space.
of the Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi) about
India’s space program and its evolution through the decades. She stresses upon having a robust space
policy and an aerospace command. She also assesses the complexities involved in the latest
Chandrayaan-2 mission. She discusses major avenues of cooperation for the Indian space program in
the region and the competition it faces from China. She further discusses major debates around Anti-
Satellite Weapons, Militarization of Space and the role of Global Governance in coming up with an
international policy on space.