Ajey Lele

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘India joins the Artemis Accords’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 26 June 2023.

With India becoming a part of this US-led global space regime/governance model, some questions are being raised about India’s space autonomy, says Gp Capt Lele.

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s commentary ‘China's Quest to Explore the Earth's Core’ has been published by the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC), on 06 June 2023.

China is digging a hole in the Earth's crust which is 10,000 metres (32,808 ft) deep. As per the available information, China began digging this deep borehole on May 30, 2023, in the Tarim Basin, in the oil-rich Xinjiang province, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Poisoning of school girls in Afghanistan: mistake, or mischief’ has been published in ‘Taaza Khabar News’ on 06 June 2023.

It may not be correct to associate the use of poisonous gas with an attempt to use chemical weapons. However, such incidents cannot be taken lightly…. Chemical weapons have been in use since the First World War, which also was known as the Chemist’s War, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘China’s spaceplane returns: is this a new weapon in their counterspace arsenal?’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 30 May 2023.

Weaponization of a space is a reality. Spaceplanes appears to be a platform capable of launching both kinetic and non-kinetic counterspace missions. With such a platform available, states can demonstrate both deterrence and usability factors in regards to their counterspace agenda, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘From NavIC 1.0 to 2.0, ISRO needs to learn from mistakes’ has been published in Financial Express on 29 May 2023.

NVS-01 is the first of the second-generation satellites for the NavIC constellation and with this launch it could be said that commencing of NavIC 2.0 has begun, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s Issue Brief ‘Beyond China: Exploring Asia's Emergence In Space’ has been published by Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 22 May 2023.

The Issue Brief tries to assess the space race among Asian powers, exploring the geoeconomics, geopolitical, and geostrategic dimensions behind the initiation of space programs in various Asian states and understanding the concept of a space race among them. This paper focuses on assessing Category-2 and Category-3 space programs; therefore, no direct assessment of China's space program is conducted.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Kyiv’s hard-kill of Russian Hypersonic Missile’ has been published in Financial Express on 09 May 2023.

From a threat perspective, along with Russia, the US is also concerned about the progress made by China’s hypersonic weapon program, says Gp Captl Lele.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s commentary ‘Russia, Ukraine, and the Chemical Conundrum: Exploring the Use of White Phosphorus in Bakhmut’ has been published by the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 09 May 2023.

Russia's interest in Bakhmut stems from its strategic geography, which enables them to disrupt Ukraine's supply lines. Moreover, gaining control over this city provides a gateway for Russian forces to reach several important eastern Ukrainian towns, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Why Geoffrey Hinton, the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI) quit Google? has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 03 May 2023.

This father of AI, who has done pioneering work in the field of artificial neural networks now feels that there is a danger to humanity from this technology, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘G-20 and Space Economics’ has been published in Financial Express on 19 April 2023.

India is expected to make all attempts to lobby for making Space as a formal element of G-20 discussions, for future, says Gp Cpt Lele.

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