India's Space Warfare Capabilities Amid Global Arms Race
· World · India Today, The Hindu
India demonstrated its capability to destroy satellites in orbit during the 2019 Mission Shakti test, but its current readiness for space warfare remains a subject of debate. While the US has officially acknowledged deploying space control weapons, Russia and China are also reportedly developing advanced orbital systems. Space has become a critical domain for military operations, supporting navigation, communication, and intelligence gathering. Despite these global developments, there is no public information suggesting India is currently developing similar offensive orbital weapons.
Why it matters
The weaponisation of space by major powers risks sparking an arms race that could threaten vital global satellite networks used for civilian and military purposes.
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