Stalled Flight Plans: The Indian Drone Industry’s Regulation-Induced Inertia
Ananth Padmanabhan
February 27, 2017
In this issue of India in Transition, Ananth Padmanabhan, Fellow at Carnegie India, New Delhi, argues that apart from civilian drone guidelines, which comprehensively address property, privacy, federalism, and innovation concerns, beneficial applications of this technology will remain stalled.
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Friday, March 17, 2017, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"Diverging Globalizations: National and Sectoral Pathways to Development in China and India"
CASI-CSCC Co-Sponsored Seminar by Roselyn Hsueh - Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University
Friday, March 24, 2017, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics"
A Book Talk with Author Milan Vaishnav - Senior Fellow, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Friday, March 31, 2017, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"Metamorphoses of Media in Tamil Politics"
CASI Seminar by Francis Cody - Associate Professor, Anthropology and Asian Institute, University of Toronto
Monday, April 10, 2017 at Penn's Perry World House
Health and Society in South Asia Conference
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