CHINA-PAKISTAN SPACE COLLABORATION: EFFECTS ON INDIA’S SPACE POLICY AND REGIONAL STABILITY

Abstract

Recent years have seen increased space cooperation between China and Pakistan with worries in India, as well among the rest of South Asia. A historical background, strategic incentives and postulating of the China-Pakistan space alliance are looked at in this study. It further assesses how India has pivoted to ensure a strategic equilibrium in space policy and speculates broader stability consequences within the region. It is argued that this partnership is not only hampering Indian space ambitions but also exacerbates regional tensions and a regional arms race.