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The project aims to develop space-based applications to solve urban issues such as urban flooding and also develop a comprehensive model for coastal management for the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
This project explores the significance of dual-use technologies and the export control regulations that govern the transfer of missile technology. The study further delves into how countries' adherence to regime guidelines benefits them, by taking the case of India's membership in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). It also examines how geopolitical factors shape regime membership.
The project analyses evolving security challenges, particularly those originating from China, that target India and the broader Indo-Pacific region. It also examines vulnerabilities in outer space and maritime security.
This study assesses how bilateral agreements shape the global innovation system, its actors, and their networks, with a specific focus on green technology. Through this research, major trends in bilateral technology cooperation in green energy and green technology, drivers of collaboration, and their significance in developing innovative capabilities of nations are analysed.
The Gig Economy Project studies the political economy of technology and labour relations in digital labour platforms in Kerala. The project aims to understand the changing relations between capital and labour with the rise of the platform economy and the role of technological innovations in the means of production.
This study examines how spectrum allocation under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) helps developing nations like India achieve their telecommunication aspirations. It analyses how India's engagement with ITU's key sectors and regional organizations influences its access to, and governance of, orbital and spectrum resources for space communications.
This study focuses on Indo-African space cooperation in human security. It aims to analyse how India's space diplomacy with Africa has strengthened South-South cooperation.
This paper explores the geopolitical consequences of India–EU collaboration in space, specifically their partnership in sharing Earth Observation information. Drawing from the theoretical lenses of complex interdependence and neo-functionalism, the study argues that this technical cooperation promotes increased strategic convergence. The mutual access to data facilitated by India's space sensing capabilities and the European Union's Copernicus Programme not only fulfils scientific and practical functions but also enhances strategic independence by challenging the dominance of other space powers. The collaboration strengthens environmental diplomacy, disaster resilience, and security while projecting India and the European Union as middle powers capable of shaping norms in the governance of outer space. The central argument is that this partnership serves as a multidimensional tool of geopolitics, ecological management, and strategy, rather than merely a technical agreement.