Executive Summary
Takshashila's 'The New Space Policy 2020' proposes a clear policy and regulatory structure that paves the way for growth of the nascent private space sector in India, thus contributing towards national development and advancing the frontiers of science and technology. The recommended Draft Space Activities (Regulation) Bill, 2020 aims to codify the intent of Takshashila's policy proposal to provide for the regulation of space activities and the establishment of the Space Regulatory Authority of India and the Space Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal.
Authors
Nitin Pai is co-founder and director of the Takshashila Institution, an independent centre for research and education in public policy. His current research includes the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific; defence economics and the politics of radically networked societies.
Utkarsh was a Research Analyst with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme from 2019 to 2020. His research interests focused on space policy and technology governance.
Rahul Matthan is a lawyer and was a Fellow with Takshashila’s Technology & Policy Research Programme.
Shreya Ramann is a lawyer currently working as an Associate at Trilegal in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Practice. She is a graduate of NLU Delhi and has worked at Swaniti Initiative. Her research interests are technology law and policy.