Designing the New Gravity: Surbhi Patni Dalmia on Shaping the Future of India’s Space Economy

As the global space economy shifts from exploration to infrastructure, Surbhi Patni Dalmia argues that India’s real opportunity lies in designing systems, not just launching assets. At the intersection of policy, capital, and capability, she frames space as a test of institutional coherence, where long-term advantage will belong to those who can align regulation, talent, and trust into a durable architecture. In this new era, power is less about speed and more about reliability.