Thursday's order merely specifies agencies authorised to implement action, but amendments giving more power to central govt were passed — without discussion — in 2008.
The Artemis Accords can be seen as an early American effort to shape the legal, technological, and policy frameworks governing access to, and use of, lunar resources.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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