{"id":241936,"date":"2023-05-11T20:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=241936"},"modified":"2023-05-11T20:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:40:19","slug":"a-ground-view-of-the-indian-space-policy-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-ground-view-of-the-indian-space-policy-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A ground view of the Indian Space Policy 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source-<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cA ground view of the Indian Space Policy 2023\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 10th May 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Awareness in the field of space<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Indian Space Policy 2023.<\/p>\n

What are some facts about the space industry in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Until the early 1990s,<\/strong> India\u2019s space industry and space economy were defined by ISRO<\/strong>. Private sector involvement was limited to building ISRO designs and specifications. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Second Space Age<\/strong> began with the licensing of private TV channels, the explosive growth of the Internet, mobile telephony, and the emergence of the smartphone.<\/p>\n

Today, ISRO’s budget is approximately $1.6 billion<\/strong>. India\u2019s space economy is over $9.6 billion. <\/strong>Broadband, OTT and 5G promise a double-digit annual growth<\/strong> in satellite-based services.<\/p>\n

The Indian space industry could grow to $60 billion by 2030<\/strong>. It will directly create more than two lakh jobs.<\/p>\n

What have been various policy instruments adopted by the Indian government for the space sector and their impacts?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first satellite communication policy<\/strong> was introduced in 1997, with guidelines for foreign direct investment in the satellite industry. But it never generated much enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

Today, <\/strong>more than half the transponders beaming TV signals into Indian homes are hosted on foreign satellites<\/strong>, resulting in an annual outflow of over half a billion dollars.<\/p>\n

A remote sensing data policy<\/strong> was introduced in 2001, which was amended in 2011. In 2016, it was replaced by a National Geospatial Policy<\/strong>. Yet, Indian users spend nearly a billion dollars annually to procure earth observation data and imagery from foreign sources.<\/p>\n

A draft Space Activities Bill <\/strong>was brought out in 2017. It went through a long consultative process. It lapsed in 2019 with the outgoing Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n

The government was expected to introduce a new Bill by 2021<\/em><\/strong>. Buit, it appears to have contented itself with the new policy statement.<\/p>\n

What are the main key points related to the new space policy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Security related aspects<\/strong>– There is little reference to \u2018security\u2019<\/strong> in the document. The focus is on civilian and peaceful applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

India is focussing on space-based intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, communication, positioning and navigation capabilities<\/strong>. it is reasonable to infer that a defence-oriented space security policy<\/strong> document will be a separate document.<\/p>\n

Overall framework<\/strong>– The policy lays out a strategy<\/strong>. It spells out the roles of the Department of Space, ISRO, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), and the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).<\/p>\n

ISRO role <\/strong>– it states that ISRO will move out of the manufacturing of operational space systems<\/strong>. Mature systems<\/strong> shall be transferred to industries for commercial exploitation. <\/strong><\/p>\n

ISRO shall focus on R&D in advanced technology<\/strong>, providing newer systems<\/strong> and realisation of space objects for meeting national prerogatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ISRO will share technologies, products, processes and best practices<\/strong> with non-government entities and Government companies.<\/p>\n

This implies that ISRO will now use its talented manpower, to concentrate on cutting edge R&D and long-term projects<\/strong> such as Chandrayaan and Gaganyaan.<\/p>\n

As ISRO\u2019s commercial arm, NSIL will become the interface for interacting <\/strong>with the industry.<\/p>\n

Role of non-government entities<\/strong>– Fourth, the non-government entities are allowed to undertake end-to-end activities<\/strong> in the space sector through establishment and operation of space objects, ground-based assets and related services, such as communication. Satellites could be self-owned, procured or leased<\/strong>. Communication services<\/strong> could be over India or outside; and remote sensing data<\/strong> could be disseminated in India or abroad.<\/p>\n

The entire gamut of space activities is now open to the private sector.<\/p>\n

IN-SPACe is expected to act as the single window agency<\/strong> for authorising space activities by government entities and NGEs.<\/p>\n

What are issues with the new policy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The policy sets out an ambitious role for IN-SPACe but provides no time frame<\/strong> for the necessary steps ahead.<\/p>\n

The policy framework will need clear rules and regulations<\/strong> regarding FDI and licensing, government procurement, liability in case of violations. It will need an appellate framework <\/strong>for dispute settlement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A regulatory body needs legislative authority<\/strong>. IN-SPACe is expected to authorise space activities<\/strong> for all, both government and non-government entities.<\/p>\n

Currently, its position is ambiguous<\/strong> as it functions under the purview of the Department of Space. The Secretary (Space) is also Chairman of ISRO, the government entity to be regulated by IN-SPACe.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- The post is based on the article \u201cA ground view of the Indian Space Policy 2023\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 10th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Awareness in the field of space News– Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Indian Space Policy 2023. What are some facts about the space industry… Continue reading A ground view of the Indian Space Policy 2023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10498],"class_list":["post-241936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}