India’s Space Cooperation With the US – and the Quad – Intensifies

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India’s Space Cooperation With the US – and the Quad – Intensifies

30 Mar 2021

As the United States and India get closer, they appear to be taking their space cooperation to a higher orbit. India is also increasing its collaboration in space with the other two members of the Quad, Japan and Australia. The joint statement from the third iteration of the India-U.S .2+2 strategic dialogue held in October 2020 included some consequential cooperation in space. The decision to start working together on issues such as space situational awareness (SSA) is important in ensuring safe, secure, and sustainable use of outer space. In 2019, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) set up its own SSA and management directorate at its headquarters in Bengaluru. In addition to the India-U.S. civil space dialogue, the four ministers who were part of the 2+2 dialogue agreed to also discuss potential areas of cooperation in space from a defense and security perspective. India and the United States are already engaged in a space security dialogue, which began in 2015. This was a first for India with another country.
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Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

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