It is imperative that India’s legal framework needs to be modified rigorously to the changing situational complexities of space exploration. Analyse (200 Words)
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· A NASA astronaut is suspected of signing into the personal bank account of her estranged spouse from a computer aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
· The law which is applicable to the case is the International Space Station Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA). The drafters of this agreement had made provisions to meet such a contingency.
· Hence, the laws of the U.S. will be applicable in this situation concerning the first space crime.
· Although there are legal documents that govern space, such as the Outer Space Treaty, the Moon Agreement, the Registration Convention, the Rescue Agreement, and the Liability Convention, none of them comprehends a detailed framework to cater to criminal disputes that might arise on commercial space vessels, which will have personnel and space tourists from different jurisdictions.
· Space ambitions could lead to an increasing number of autonomous space stations established by countries such as India and China.
· Consider India’s space exploration ambition – ISRO is expected to become capable of sending Indians to the ISS owing to missions such as Mission Gaganyaan.
Modifying legal framework for India
· India then might have to become party to the IGA or contemplate a perceptive treaty with ISS nations to meet legal contingencies to dock its space vehicle there.
· If so, India will have to include provisions relating to offences in space in the Indian Penal Code, as that could be material in situations involving outer space, Indian citizens, and space equipment.
· India might also need to formulate new international agreements on space, or sign MOUs to that effect.
· The same national pride that emerged out of India’s ambitious plan to reach Mars on its first attempt must be blended with the formulation of visionary laws, clear of legal ambiguities, which cater directly to the needs of rapidly evolving space science.
· Only by keeping apace with the explosive growth in space technology can India hope to remain at the forefront of scientific development in this exciting field.
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