It’s not just the massive and fast-growing market that is driving India’s space ambitions. At stake are also political and strategic objectives. Space is now very much part of international relations that encompass military, civilian and commercial needs. So, while the space programme was launched for socioeconomic benefits, there has been a shift in recent times towards other goals. This also presents an opportunity to private players, who now have virtually all of the space economy as their playground. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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