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4. Pakistan’s Space Capabilities

Author : Ajey Lele

Published in: Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality?

Publisher: Springer India

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South Asia is the region of immense richness and diversity with great cultural heritage. Over centuries, it had developed trade and cultural links with the rest of the world. In the twentieth century, the region was destabilised by the cold war machinations, and in the twenty-first century, the region is facing the second Afghan War. The region is famous because of the India–Pakistan rivalry, and the US dilemma is taking Pakistan’s help to fight the global war against terrorism. In this region, mainly affected by boundary wars and internal conflicts, India is found emerging as an island of prosperity. India is the only spacefaring nation from this region. This chapter and next chapter discuss the space agendas of two important states within the region, namely, Pakistan and India.

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Title: Pakistan’s Space Capabilities
Author: Ajey Lele
Publisher: Springer India
Book: Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality?
Print ISBN: 978-81-322-0732-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-81-322-0733-7

Copyright Year: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0733-7_4

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