Ajey Lele

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Invoking Sutras and Chakras’ has been published in Raksha Anirveda on 16 February 2026. The fourth Global AI Impact Summit is of critical importance for India, as it provides an opportunity to position itself as a leader from the Global South in the global AI governance landscape. Grounding its agenda within a framework that invokes Sutras and Chakras, the AI Impact Summit signals an intent to move the global AI debate from technological abstraction toward a language of coherence, alignment, and transformation, says Gp Cap Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘4th Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit: Shaping global governance for greater good’ has been published in Taazakhabar News on 15 February 2026. AI governance is complex, and technological change is unpredictable. Progress on norms will likely be slow, voluntary, and based on evolving consensus rather than binding rules. Recognising these limits is essential to keep efforts credible, flexible, and inclusive, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Space-based Data Centres: The Next Frontier of AI Infrastructure’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 10 February 2026. Several major tech companies, private space firms and national agencies are racing to develop AI data centres in orbit to overcome the earth’s growing constraints around energy, cooling and land, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

India, as part of the US-led Pax Silica, will become a reliable player in the global critical-materials ecosystem.

• Ajey Lele |
• February 06, 2026 |
• IDSA Comments

With New START’s expiration in February 2026, the US and Russia will have no legally binding constraints on their nuclear arsenals.

• Ajey Lele |
• January 22, 2026 |
• IDSA Comments

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘The PSLV-C62 failure marks a setback for India’s space ambitions’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 19 January 2026. The back-to-back failures will momentarily derail ISRO’s space ambitions, with some projected timelines for future missions likely to slip further. ISRO will need to learn from recent failures and move on, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Can India Shape the Script of Global AI Governance? Or Is It Already Written?’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 15 January 2026. India’s expectations for the 2026 AI Impact Summit are more consensus-oriented. As host, India aims to promote a global framework that balances safety, inclusion, and growth while amplifying Global South perspectives, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

President Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland appears to be driven by a desire to secure US interests in the Arctic for long-term geostrategic and economic reasons.

• Ajey Lele |
• January 08, 2026 |
• IDSA Comments

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Space cargo: the next frontier in global logistics’ has been published in Volume 9 Issue 3 of MedCrave, Physics & Astronomy International Journal Having operational space based systems for delivery of cargo on the earth would immensely help the defence forces and simultaneously there could be significant commercial benefits too, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

The February 2026 New Delhi AI Impact Summit is expected to reorient the global conversation on AI from principles to their practical, tangible impact.

• Ajey Lele, Meghna Pradhan |
• January 01, 2026 |
• Special Feature