1) This book presents a systematic study of the techno-economic significance of India's space exploration, the imminent trends in space exploration and interplanetary connectivity plans, their returns to the global economy of the future.

2) It contains discussion on the legal, ethical and philosophical challenges, India's preparedness and the limits of global space exploration policies and is among the first in the world to discuss the topic of global astro-economics (equivalent of geoeconomics) and certainly the first one for India coming from the think tank community.

3) It will be of interest to Global space and Industry 4.0 technology corporations and start-ups, global think tanks; space, science and economics policy institutes; economic, technological and scientific forecasting bodies; besides being of interest to departments of South Asian studies and geopolitics across UK.