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Joining The Space Club: The Impact Of India's ASAT On The Country's Relations With The Big Three
Neacsu, Laura Manuela ; Doboš, Bohumil (vedoucí práce) ; Prina, Federica (oponent) ; Dowd, Caitriona (oponent)
March 27, 2019, marked a distinct moment in South Asian history: India successfully conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test and destroyed its own satellite, deliberately placed in orbit for this purpose. In doing so, India became just the fourth country to demonstrate this capability, after the United States, Russia and China. Similar to India, these countries are becoming increasingly dependent on satellites for a plethora of civilian and military applications. In theory, India's newly acquired kinetic interception capability can potentially hold the satellite constellations of these powers at risk. This raises a natural question: how does India's development of an operational direct-ascent anti-satellite system impact the country's relations with the other three ASAT-capable powers? With this in mind, this research project seeks to examine the effects of kinetic ASAT systems - which have typically remained on the periphery of conventional public discourse on weapons - on the geopolitical relations between India and the few countries which similarly possess these capabilities. While this may be surprising, the results of the analysis clearly demonstrate that New Delhi's development of a kinetic interception capability will not have a dramatic effect on its relations with...
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