In this episode, we take a deep dive into the dynamic shifts shaping India’s burgeoning space industry in 2024. From groundbreaking policy reforms to surging private sector participation, we explore how India positions itself as a global space powerhouse. Join us as we unpack the latest developments in space exploration, satellite technology, and commercial space initiatives.
Questions covered in this episode:
- What progress have Indian space companies made in tapping into the commercial space market? Which areas—satellite launches, communication networks, or others—have seen the highest growth in 2024?
- How has the cultivation of defence applications by Indian space startups evolved in 2024? Are there new collaborations or technologies that have strengthened India’s strategic capabilities?
- What role has the Indian government played in supporting the space industry during 2024? Have policy changes or regulatory frameworks helped mitigate the impact of global crises on the sector?
- Looking forward, what lessons from 2024 will shape the next steps for India’s space industry, particularly in addressing global challenges while remaining competitive in the international space market?
About the guest speaker:
Dr. Chaitanya Giri is a Fellow at ORF’s Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology. His work focuses on India’s space ecosystem and its interlinkages with the global space economy, academia-industry innovation and training interface for emerging STEM domains, and the evolving concepts of Planetary Security and One Health.
Dr. Giri sits on the Advisory Board of the Satcom Industry Association India and is a Nominated Member of the Senate of the University of Mumbai. He has previously worked at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (2021-24) and the Indian Council for Global Relations (2012-21). He had a consulting stint at the National Security Council Secretariat (2019-20) and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre of the Department of Space (2023-24). He was an invited member of the NITI Aayog Committee on Space Economy (2022) and the International Cooperation Review Committee of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences (2020-21).
Dr. Giri has authored ‘India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity’ (Routledge, 2022). He serves as the columnist of Science India magazine and is a co-editor of Srushtidnyan, a Marathi language science magazine). He has a Ph.D. from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany, for which he received the 2014 Dieter Rampacher Prize of the Max Planck Society, Munich. He worked as the co-investigator of the Philae Lander of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission. He has worked as a planetary scientist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He has participated in numerous track 1.5 and 2.0 bilateral diplomatic interactions.
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