Pranav R Satyanath quoted in Moneycontrol on India’s New Space Policy

Pranay R Satyanath, Research Analyst at Takshashila Institution, was quoted in Moneycontrol on India’s New Space Policy. He was quoted as saying,

“What is unclear is the legal status of IN-SPACe itself. We thought that this (policy) would be introduced like a bill in Parliament, where IN-SPACe will be given legal powers,” Pranav R Satyanath, a research analyst at Takshashila Institution working on space policy, told Moneycontrol.

He cited the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, which was passed by Parliament in 1997, and ultimately led to the setting up of the telecom regulator.

"There is no act backing IN-SPACe. This was simply created by the Department of Space. For it to be a real regulator, for it to issue and take away licences, it has to have a legal basis. It has to be established by law," Satyanath added.

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