While there is growing recognition of the many challenges that China presents India, there is less appreciation of the implications of China’s rapidly growing space power–both civilian and military. China’s accumulation of space power reinforces Beijing’s quest for dominance in the Indo-Pacific. The Asia Round Table assessed the nature of China’s emerging space power, the responses of its neighbours like India and Japan, and the impact on regional security in Asia.

The discussion included 

Dr Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan, Distinguished Fellow, Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy & Technology (CSST)Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi & Dr Ajey Lele, Senior Fellow (Ret.), Centre on Strategic Technologies, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi