Experts hail space reforms for boosting private sector growth
07 Apr 2025
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CW Team
At Startup Mahakumbh 2025, leaders from India鈥檚 space-tech sector hailed recent government reforms for propelling private space innovation, manufacturing, and global competitiveness. Held at the Defence & Space Tech Pavilion鈥攃o-anchored by IN-SPACe and Dhruva Space鈥攖he session featured representatives from 30 startups.
Dr. Jagrati Dabas of ARMS4AI credited policy changes for unlocking new opportunities: 鈥淭he liberalization of geospatial data has allowed us to develop seamless, real-time solutions.鈥�
Col. Kunwar Varun Singh Tanwar of Astrome highlighted defense integration: 鈥淚nitiatives like iDEX have enabled startups to contribute effectively to national security.鈥�
Dinesh Parthasarathy of Agnikul Cosmos added, 鈥淣ew policies have significantly reduced time-to-launch.鈥�
Lt. Col. V. Ramanathan of KaleidEO called it a paradigm shift: 鈥淥pen, startup-driven collaboration has revolutionized the sector.鈥�
Sanjay Nekkanti of Dhruva Space praised regulatory agility: 鈥淚n-SPACe鈥檚 dynamic approach has expedited commercialization.鈥�
Skyroot Aerospace鈥檚 Venkata Ashwin Chander Mahavadi shared, 鈥淲e are preparing for India鈥檚 first private orbital launch.鈥�
Startup Mahakumbh 2025, running April 3鈥�5 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, showcases India鈥檚 tech innovation across defence, precision manufacturing, and space.
At Startup Mahakumbh 2025, leaders from India鈥檚 space-tech sector hailed recent government reforms for propelling private space innovation, manufacturing, and global competitiveness. Held at the Defence & Space Tech Pavilion鈥攃o-anchored by IN-SPACe and Dhruva Space鈥攖he session featured representatives from 30 startups.Dr. Jagrati Dabas of ARMS4AI credited policy changes for unlocking new opportunities: 鈥淭he liberalization of geospatial data has allowed us to develop seamless, real-time solutions.鈥滳ol. Kunwar Varun Singh Tanwar of Astrome highlighted defense integration: 鈥淚nitiatives like iDEX have enabled startups to contribute effectively to national security.鈥滵inesh Parthasarathy of Agnikul Cosmos added, 鈥淣ew policies have significantly reduced time-to-launch.鈥滾t. Col. V. Ramanathan of KaleidEO called it a paradigm shift: 鈥淥pen, startup-driven collaboration has revolutionized the sector.鈥漇anjay Nekkanti of Dhruva Space praised regulatory agility: 鈥淚n-SPACe鈥檚 dynamic approach has expedited commercialization.鈥漇kyroot Aerospace鈥檚 Venkata Ashwin Chander Mahavadi shared, 鈥淲e are preparing for India鈥檚 first private orbital launch.鈥漇tartup Mahakumbh 2025, running April 3鈥�5 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, showcases India鈥檚 tech innovation across defence, precision manufacturing, and space.
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