Policy Brief
Securing the Final Frontier
Collaborative Pathways for India and Europe in Space Governance and Security
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This Policy Brief highlights how New Delhi’s heft across the Global South and Brussels’ regulatory weight can be combined to shape rules for international space governance. It identifies convergences in political, economic, and security domains while addressing bottlenecks that have long restrained ambition. By advancing cooperation in areas such as the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, human spaceflight, and space situational awareness, the brief sets out pathways for transforming a storied legacy into a forward-looking partnership in global space governance and security.
This Policy Brief is part of Policy Brief Series on India-Europe Relations
Product details
Date of Publication
August 2025
Publisher
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung New Delhi
Number of Pages
9
Licence
All rights reserved
Language of publication
English
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Key Takeaways
- Policy Implications
- Identifying Convergences and Bottlenecks in India–EU Space Cooperation
- Political enablers and bottlenecks
- Economic and industrial enablers and bottlenecks
- Exploring Strategic Opportunities for the Next Five Years
- Space applications for and from IMEC
- Human and robotic exploration
- Security from (and for) space
- Diplomacy of space
- Recommendations
- Programmatic measures
- Policy and regulatory measures
- Diplomatic measures
- About the Authors
- Publication Details