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SYNOPSIS
OF 2006 NARAYANAN ORATION |
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India’s Space
Enterprise – A Case Study in Strategic Thinking and Planning |
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India’s
Space Programme, a forty five year old enterprise, has distinguished
itself through its focus on societal applications of advanced technology,
its unbroken chain of innovations in the organization of a multidisciplinary
venture of high risk nature, and its accomplishments of multidimensional
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At shoestring budgets, the programme developed state-of-the-art
satellites and launch vehicles with a high success rate
and undertook programmes contributing to socio-economic
development. Right from inception, the programme had clear-cut
and well-defined objectives, fired by the vision of its
gifted architect and space pioneer, Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
Its evolution over past four decades reveals a systematic
and phased approach to building knowledge, technological
capacity and an organizational system which ensures effective
application of sophisticated technologies, while resolving
numerous intricate issues which arise from the complex
interplay of these elements and also those in relation
to resource mobilization, risk management, international
relations,
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engagement
of government and nongovernment actors, and above all,
accountability and transparency to public.
The challenges which confronted the programme in different
phases were varied, ranging from needs for developing
technologies from the very roots to creation of scientific
organizational culture in a bureaucratic set up; from
forging linkages between creators and users of technologies
to coping with geopolitical vicissitudes of technology
denials; and from sustaining confidence of multi-party
democratic political system to maintaining conscious drive
for cost efficiency, autonomy and ethic of social responsibility.
All these challenges in turn demanded highest degree of
professionalism in strategic thinking and planning, both
on short and long-term time scales. The oration, proposes
to elucidate specific examples of such thinking and planning
during different phases of programme covering technical,
organizational, institutional, international and political
aspects.
Considering that many countries in the developing world
are yet to experience the excitements and acquire full
advantages of a National Space Research activity, this
experience of India could serve as a unique example of
how a developing country could realize a cost-effective
and socially relevant programme. In a |
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scenario
where globalization, liberalization and economic integration
are also becoming an integral part of developmental process,
such strategies are even more relevant in a broader context
of decision-making.
Further, the countries of South Asia representing different
geographic characteristics and differing levels of socio-economic
development, have similar problems of growth and development.
A conceptual model as to how space achievements of India could
be shared with these neighbouring countries as an innovative
route to development is also outlined in the oration.
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About
The Centre |
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The Australia South
Asia Research Centre (ASARC) was established as through
the Strategic Development Fund of the Institute of Advanced
Studies, and with financial assistance from the Department
of Employment, Education and Training. It was inaugurated
in April 1994 by the immediate past-President of India,
His Excellency Dr KR Narayanan. Countries in South Asia
comprise India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal,
Bhutan, and the Maldives. The Centre is dedicated to research
on the economics and politics of development in the South
Asia region. |
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh attends G-8 Summit at St.
Petersburg
Here are the excerpts of the statement
issued by the Prime Minister following the visit:
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timely manner. We agreed to examine the recommendations
expeditiously. I conveyed appreciation to PM Koizumi for
his contribution to the recent positive momentum in our
relations; the railway sector in particular has benefited
from this.
I also had the opportunity of jointly meeting with the
Presidents of China and Russia. The simultaneous emergence
of India, China and Russia as important economies of the
Asian region is one of the remarkable developments of
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past meetings the three countries have identified six
key areas for closer economic cooperation which includes
energy, civil aviation, biotechnology, information technology,
pharmaceuticals, and financial services. I underscored
the importance of moving ahead rapidly on developing concrete
projects of cooperation.
The special relationship India enjoys with the Russian
Federation really requires no further characterization.
President Putin has agreed to be the Chief Guest of our
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celebrations
in January 2007. We both agreed that there is a strong
agenda of bilateral cooperation projects that needs to
be completed before the forthcoming visit of President
Putin.
India’s in UN
I took up with all the Heads I met, the candidature of
Mr. Shashi Tharoor for UN Secretary-General. He has very
strong credentials for the post and I urged my interlocutors
to give him their full support, in the forthcoming election
process.” |
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