India has moved beyond being an emerging space player: IN-SPACe

0 February 4, 2026 04:51

India’s space programme is entering a new phase, marked by ambitious national missions and the rapid rise of a private space industry. Speaking to CNA’s Julie Yoo at the Space Summit in Singapore, Pawan Goenka, chairman of IN-SPACe – India’s national body for promoting and authorising private space activity – outlines the recent milestones that signal the country has moved beyond being an emerging space player. He also shares why collaboration, rather than competition alone, continues to shape the global space sector even as commercial activity expands.

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