India Set To Bring Out Military Space Doctrine Soon, Says CDS

India is set to bring out a military space doctrine soon, with the domain emerging as one that will dominate future warfare, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said on Monday, at a time when China is expanding its capabilities at a ripping pace and can potentially disable or knock out satellites.

- Rahul Singh

NEW DELHI:

He said the Defence Space Agency (DSA), a part of HQ Integrated Defence Staff, is likely to bring out the doctrine "in two to three months", adding that the country must sharpen its focus on "Earth's orbital space, boosting military capabilities and protecting these assets from threats".

"We are also working on a national military space policy," said Chauhan, who was speaking at the third edition of the Indian DefSpace Symposium 2025, a three-day event that began at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.