संवाद # 315: India’s National security is now compromised | Dr Chaitanya Giri

About this episode

Dr. Chaitanya Giri discusses the implications of India's compromised national security in the context of space science and technology.

Dr. Chaitanya Giri is a distinguished space scientist, astrochemist, and technology strategy analyst whose expertise bridges planetary science, space policy, and astropolitics. He serves as a Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation's (ORF) Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology and is an Associate Professor at FLAME University.Dr. Giri holds a Ph.D. in Astrochemistry from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research. His scientific career includes significant tenures at the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute of Technology, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and the Carnegie Institution for Science. Notably, he was a co-investigator for the COSAC payload on the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, which made groundbreaking discoveries on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Beyond his scientific research, Dr. Giri is deeply involved in science diplomacy and policy, having consulted for India's National Security Council Secretariat and served on various government review committees. He is also the author of the book India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity, which explores the geopolitical and…

People in this episode

Host: Arihant

Guest: Dr Chaitanya Giri

Topics covered

• national security
• space science
• astropolitics
• science diplomacy
• technology strategy

Keywords

• national security
• space policy
• astrochemistry
• India
• geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Observer Research Foundation, FLAME University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Carnegie Institution for Science, India's National Security Council Secretariat

Books & works: India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity, The Long Siege: 500 Years of India’s Struggle for Technopolitical Freedom

Places: India, Tokyo, Nice, Europe, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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