TY - JOUR AU - AB - International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research ISSN: 2455-8834 Volume:06, Issue:03 "March 2021" Baruna Kumar Behera Assistant Professor in Political Science, Khallikote Autonomous College, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha – 760001, India. DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i03.011 URL: https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i03.011 ABSTRACT “Hans J Morgenthau said international politics is a struggle for power, where each nation-state seeks to enhance its power, position and influence. In this context a question arises i.e. what should be the nature of power that is to be pursued by sovereign nation-states in this 21st century. Simple use of military power (hard power) may not be able to produce the preferred objectives. As per the ideas of Joseph Nye, exclusive exercise of hard power may generate revolt/resistance against the country exercising military options, which may not be endeavouring in the long run. Therefore it is advisable for each nation-state to use smart power (i.e. synthesis of hard and soft power) in their day to day affairs, which would be helpful in the fulfillment of their national interests. In this perspective, this paper seeks to understand the nature of India’s space programme and its possible applications in the ASEAN region. Growing super power rivalry between USA & China and occurrence of natural TI - SMART POWER OF INDIA'S SPACE PROGRAMME IN ASEAN REGION . JF - International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research DO - 10.46609/ijsser.2021.v06i03.011 DA - 2021-03-30 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/smart-power-of-india-s-space-programme-in-asean-region-8hxfsQZFQN DP - DeepDyve ER -