India-US space cooperation: Implications for the South Asian strategic stability

Abstract

Kashmir issue is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since independence. One limited and three full-fledged wars have been fought between India and Pakistan. On August 05, 2019, India unilaterally abrogated Article 370 and 35-A of the Indian Constitution and made Kashmir it is part. Pakistan is continuously raising voice for the Kashmir cause and is making efforts to end the miseries of the people of Kashmir. This article is qualitative research in which a deductive methodology was adopted. Secondary data was used such as books, research articles, newspaper articles, reports, website articles and magazine articles. Descriptive and analytic technique is used. The findings show that abrogation of the two constitutional articles has severe consequences for South Asian strategic stability. Indian annexation of Indian held Jammu and Kashmir has resulted in human rights violations, killings, economic undermining, and social strangulation of the Kashmiri people. Pakistan needs to adopt different policy options provided in the article to resolve Kashmir issue because Kashmir is Pakistan’s jugular vein. Peace and stability in Kashmir will bring peace and stability in South Asia and the world at large.

The Responses of China, Russia, and the United States of America to Space Policy of India

“…Lele and Sharma (2014) state that the cooperation has expanded India's television coverage to more than 2,400 villages; this is one of the biggest space programs for social needs. Today, India's satellites are still built by American companies with adjustments to India's specifications (Khalid, 2021).…”