Space Security: Need for a Proactive Approach Report of the IDSA-Indian Pugwash Society Working Group on Space Security

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• ISBN13: 9788171887620
• ISBN10: 8171887627
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Academic Foundation

Summary

The existing space regime is facing new challenges as a result of the recent advances in space technology. The emergence of space security is a critical dimension in national security calculus and necessitates a proactive approach to developing a comprehensive space policy. The Report of the IDSA-Indian Pugwash Society Working Group on Space Security is an attempt in this direction to sensitize experts, policy makers, and interested general audiences about the developments and debates in this area and their implications for the world. The objective of this report is to provide a multi-disciplinary analysis including the technological, legal, political, diplomatic, and security dimensions.

Author Biography

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is a non-partisan, autonomous body dedicated to objective research and policy relevant studies on all aspects of defence and security. IDSA has been consistently ranked as one of the top think tanks in Asia. The Indian Pugwash Society was established in August 1967 to promote the study of and to stimulate general interest in the issues relating to science and world affairs. K. Kasturirangan (Foreword by) : Director, National Institute of Advance Studies (NIAS), Bangalore and former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).