India's policy for outer space

This article discusses the basic philosophy behind India's space strategy based on ideological, sociological, political, economic, geostrategic and legal constructs. The paper uses the metaphor of “deconstruction” made famous by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida's (1930-2004) to understand various transitions (if any) in India's space policy over the years and the philosophy behind them. The paper follows a 'narrative based scrutiny' approach to recognise Indian attitude for investments into space technologies.