Friday, October 28, 2011

Debate on Space Code of Conduct: An Indian Perspective


ORF has published my Occasional Paper on the Space Code of Conduct Debate: An Indian Perspective.

Clearly there is a need to frame a code that is acceptable to all space-faring nations and India is all for setting norms of behaviour. However, whether India should get on board the EU Code -- a code that has been developed with no consultation of India or any other spacefaring nation-- is an issue. This Paper assesses the concerns of Asian countries, especially India, on the code proposed by the European Union while analysing India's options in this regard.



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