UDC 629.7
DOI: 10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2025.02.03.005
Authors
Dmitry V. Gordienko,
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President
of the Russian Federation, Moscow Russian Federation
Abstract
Subject/topic. In the context of the intensifying struggle for leadership between the United
States and China in the exploration of outer space, the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions for Russia, the
task of analyzing the implementation of space programs in India and other countries of the world is becoming
especially urgent. At the same time, assessing India’s prospects for the implementation of space flight programs,
lunar exploration, planetary research, as well as the implementation of military space programs and
dual-use space programs is also due to the need to determine possible areas of Russian-Indian cooperation
and ensuring security in space.
Objectives/tasks. To analyze in chronological order the areas of India’s space exploration and assess
the prospects of this country for the implementation of space flight programs, lunar exploration, planetary research,
as well as the implementation of military space programs and dual-use space programs.
Methodology. The work analyzes in chronological order the areas of India’s space exploration and assesses
the prospects of this country for the implementation of space flight programs, lunar exploration, planetary
research, as well as the implementation of military space programs, and dual-use space programs.
Results. Based on the results of the chronological analysis of the directions of India’s space exploration
and the assessment of this country’s prospects for the implementation of space flight programs, lunar exploration,
planetary research, as well as the implementation of military space programs, dual-use space programs,
possible directions of Russian-Indian cooperation and ensuring security in space are identified.
Discussion/Application. An approach is proposed to conducting a chronological analysis of the directions
of India’s space exploration and assessing the prospects of this country for the implementation of
space flight programs, lunar exploration, planetary research, as well as the implementation of military space
programs and dual-use space programs. As a result, possible directions of Russian-Indian cooperation and
ensuring security in space can be identified.
Conclusions/Significance. The results of the chronological analysis of the directions of India’s space
exploration and the assessment of this country’s prospects for the implementation of space programs can be
used to substantiate recommendations to the leadership of our country on Russian-Indian cooperation and
ensuring security in space. It is concluded that India can become one of the leaders in space exploration,
which determines the possibility of expanding Russian-Indian cooperation and ensuring security in space.
Keywords
India, space exploration, space flight program, lunar exploration program, planetary exploration program, military space program, Russian-Indian cooperation
