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No. 319 December 2021
Association (ISpA):
India on the Move in
Space Domain
Major General PK Mallick, VSM
(Retd),
was commissioned into the
Corps of Signals. The General Officer
has wide experience in CI Ops,
Command, Staff and Instructional
Appointments. The officer has interest
in Electronic Warfare, Cyber Warfare
and Technology. Currently, he holds
the COAS Chair of Excellence at
CLAWS.
Introduction
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 11 October,
2021, launched the Indian Space Association
(ISpA), an industry body comprising various
stakeholders of the Indian space domain.
The Prime Minister said, “ISpA is a premier
industry association of space and satellite
companies, which aspires to be the collective
voice of the Indian space industry. It will
undertake policy advocacy and engage with all
stakeholders in the Indian space domain,
including the government and its agencies.
These reforms will provide opportunities for
both industry and academia.”
The members of ISpA include government
bodies Organisation (ISRO) and private
telecom companies. The founding members include leading domestic and global
corporations that have advanced capabilities in space and satellite technologies such as
Bharti Airtel, engineering firm Larson & Toubro, and other companies such as Nelco of Tata
• ISpA is a premier industry association
of space and satellite companies,
which aspires to be the collective
voice of the Indian space industry.
• SpaceX has been driving down prices
of satellite launch services and
planning the provision of an internet
service enabled by a constellation of
thousands to tens of thousands of
satellites.
• The expansion of the Internet in India
is crucial to the present government’s
project of a dig
ital India where a
majority of government services are
delivered directly to the people.
• Establishment of ISpA, IN-SPACe,
NSIL is a well thought out
revolutionary process. This will give
huge boost to Indian innovators to
show their skills.
