Ajey Lele

ISRO’s LVM3-M2 Mission: An Expansion of India’s Commercial Activities

MP-IDSA Consultant, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘ISRO’s LVM3-M2 mission: an expansion of India’s commercial activities’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 31 October 2022.

It would be of interest to see how India succeeds to fill the void created by Russia being removed from the launch market by sanctions. It is also important for India to develop its own market beyond filling this void, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Published: 31 October, 2022

NASA, Asteroids, and the Planetary Defence That Gives the Us Strategic Edge in Space Race

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘NASA, asteroids, and the Planetary Defence that gives the US strategic edge in space race’ has been published in Financial Express on 01 October 2022.

NASA had employed a Kinetic Impact Method to shorten the orbital path of an asteroid called Dimorphos, which is around 6.5 million miles away from the Earth, writes Gp Capt Lele.

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Published: 1 October, 2022

Strategic Meteorology: Role of Weather in Wars

Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s book ‘Strategic Meteorology: Role of Weather in Wars’ has been published.

The Space domain is emerging as a fourth dimension of warfare and space meteorology has gained prominence. Also, militaries are required to be conscious about the realities of climate change and need to rework on some of their strategies. In this backdrop; the importance of timely, accurate and mission-specific weather prognosis is increasing significantly. This book argues that now the time has come to critically dwell on the ‘strategic’ dimension of meteorology.

ISS journey coming to an end

Consultant, MP-IDSA, Dr Ajey Lele’s article ‘ISS journey coming to an end’ has been published in Financial Express on 03 August 2022.

The International Space Station (ISS) is not only about science, but there is much more to it. It is about man’s long-term vision for space, the physical ability to survive in space, encouraging and motivating the younger generations to look at space both as a science and an adventure. For all these years, ISS has been the torchbearer of the most successful diplomatic effort in the post-Cold war era, to bring the yesteryear rivals, the US and Russia together, says Dr Lele.

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Published: 3 August, 2022

Indo-Israel Quantum Technology Collaboration with Military Focus

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Indo-Israel quantum technology collaboration with military focus’ has been published in the ‘Financial Express’ on 08 April 2022.

In this era of Industry 4.0, it is important for India’s defence establishment to use various available resources to ensure that Indian armed forces benefit from the ongoing quantum revolution, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Published: 8 April, 2022

Russia-Ukraine Conflict amid the “Fog” of WMDs

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s commentary ‘Russia-Ukraine Conflict amid the "Fog" of WMDs’ has been published by the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 29 March 2022.

The way the Ukraine-Russia conflict has progressed during the last month, it appears that any isolated chemical weapons attack killing a few people would not help Russia achieve its military objective. As far as WMD messaging (to the West) is concerned, Russia has already demonstrated its capabilities in hypersonic missiles (with conventional warheads) by launching two such missile attacks on Ukraine, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Published: 29 March, 2022

Ukraine Invasion: End of the US-Russia space bonhomie?

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Ukraine Invasion: End of the US-Russia space bonhomie?’ has been published in Financial Express on 27 February 2022.

The head of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has tweeted that the International Space Station (ISS) could fall out of orbit and crash into the US or Europe as a result of sanctions on Russia, says Gp Capt Lele.

Chandrayaan- 3 to Gaganyaan: ISRO’s Footprint for 2022 – Money and Missions

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Chandrayaan- 3 to Gaganyaan: ISRO’s footprint for 2022 – money and missions’ has been published in Financial Express on 08 February 2022.

During 2022, ISRO would be undertaking eight Launch Vehicle Missions, seven Spacecraft Missions, and four Technology Demonstrator Missions, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Published: 8 February, 2022

China Destroys the Myth of Asian Space Race

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp. Capt. Ajey Lele’s article, ‘China Destroys the Myth of Asian Space Race’ has been published by Society for Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC), on January 06, 2022.

The article analyses China’s stellar performance in the space domain despite the ongoing pandemic.

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Published: 6 January, 2022

Iran’s satellite launch and JCPOA

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp. Capt. Ajey Lele’s article ‘Iran’s satellite launch and JCPOA’ has been published in Financial Express on January 04, 2022.

On one hand, they (Iran) are arguing for the necessity of removing the US sanctions, which is harming their economy greatly, while on the other hand, they are undertaking missions like launching satellites and raising political temperatures, unnecessarily (or by design), says Gp. Capt. Lele.

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