S Chandrashekar

SC
Honorary Visiting Professor
Phone
080-2218-5084
E-mail
schandra@nias.res.in
Room no
F 08
Department

BTech (IIT, Madras), PGDM (IIM, Calcutta). Joined NIAS on 2nd July 2004. Most significant research contribution: Analysis of technical and organizational aspects of China’s missile capability; assessment of Pakistan missiles; and assessing the Indo-US Civil nuclear deal. Prof S Chandrashekar is currently a Professor in the Corporate Strategy and Policy Area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Prior to his joining IIMB he spent more than 20 years working at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). His work at ISRO covered all parts of the programme - satellite, rockets as well as the applications of space technology especially remote sensing. He was also involved with activities related to international co-operation and has represented and led Indian delegations to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Publications
The China US Space Rivalry & the New World Order What Should India Do? S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
The China US Space Rivalry & the New World Order: What Should India Do?
ISSSP Report No. 03-2018.
2018
China’s Space Power & Military Strategy – The role of the Yaogan Satellites S Chandrashekar, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
China’s Space Power & Military Strategy – The role of the Yaogan Satellites
2018
Default image S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
North Korea’s Hwasong 15 ICBM – A Threat to the US Mainland
2018
David versus Goliath – US irrationality and nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
co-authored
International Strategic and Security Studies
David versus Goliath – US irrationality and nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula
ISSSP Report No. 07-2017
2017
Default image S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
The Hwasong 12 – A MIRV Missile to Counter US BMD Systems
2017
Default image S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Can North Korean Missiles Reach the US Mainland?
2017
Default image S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
North Korea’s Hwasong 12 Missile Test
2017
North Korea’s 2016 Nuclear Test: An Analysis Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, L V Krishnan, Lalitha Sundaresan
North Korea’s 2016 Nuclear Test: An Analysis
Reports, 2016, (ISSSP Report No. 01-2016)
2016
Analysis of North Korea’s February 2016 Successful Space Launch S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Arun Vishwanathan
Analysis of North Korea’s February 2016 Successful Space Launch
Reports, 2016, (ISSSP Report No.2 /2016)
2016
S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal
China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM: May 2016 Update.
Reports, 2016,
2016
Default image S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal
International Strategic and Security Studies
China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM: May 2016 Update
2016
Default image S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Arun Vishwanathan
International Strategic and Security Studies
Analysis of North Korea’s February 2016 Successful Space Launch
2016
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International Strategic and Security Studies
Space, War and Security – A Strategy for India
2016
Default image S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, Bhupendra Jasani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Identification of Uranium Mill Sites From Open Source Satellite Images
2016
Default image S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, Bhupendra Jasani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Estimating Uranium Mill Capacity Using Satellite Pictures
2016
image Kaveri Ashok, Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, L V Krishnan, Lalitha Sundaresan, Rajaram Nagappa
NIAS Report: Advanced Techniques in Environmental Monitoring
Reports, 2016, R39, NIAS, Bangalore (2016)
2016
North Korea's Unha 3 space launch S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Rajaram Nagappa
North Korea’s Unha 3 space launch
Reports, 2015, (NIAS Report No. R10-2012)
2015
Estimating Uranium Mill Capacity Using Satellite Pictures S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, Bhupendra Jasani
Estimating Uranium Mill Capacity Using Satellite Pictures
Reports, 2015, (NIAS Report No. R35-2015)
2015
Identification of Uranium Mill Sites From Open Source Satellite Images S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, Bhupendra Jasani
Identification of Uranium Mill Sites From Open Source Satellite Images
Reports, 2015, (NIAS Report No. R34-2015) 
2015
Default image S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal
International Strategic and Security Studies
China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM: October 2015 Update
2015
Default image S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal
International Strategic and Security Studies
China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM : January 2015 Update
2015
Default image Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Lalitha Sundaresan, Viswesh Rammohan
International Strategic and Security Studies
Launch of Pakistani Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) Ballistic Missile on November 13, 2014: An Analysis
2014
Default image Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
R&D on Rare Earth and Value Addition – The Indian Case
2014
Default image S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal
International Strategic and Security Studies
China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM
2014
Default image S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Rajaram Nagappa, Soma Perumal
International Strategic and Security Studies
North Korea’s Successful Space Launch
2013
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International Strategic and Security Studies
Does India Need A National Strategy for Rare Earths?
2013
Default image Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Nabeel Mancheri
International Strategic and Security Studies
Dominating the World: China and the Rare Earth Industry
2013
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International Strategic and Security Studies
Chinese MIRVed ICBM DF-41
2013
Patterns in terror attacks in urban and semi-urban India: An empirical investigation Lalitha Sundaresan, G Vijayalakshmi, S Chandrashekar
Patterns in terror attacks in urban and semi-urban India: An empirical investigation
Reports, 2012, (NIAS Report No. R9-2012)
2012
Default image S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Rajaram Nagappa
International Strategic and Security Studies
North Korea’s Unha 3 Space Launch
2012
Default image Lalitha Sundaresan, G Vijayalakshmi, S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
Patterns in Terror Attacks in Urban and Semi-Urban India – An Empirical Investigation
2012
China's anti-ship ballistic missile game changer in the pacific ocean S Chandrashekar, RN Ganesh, CR Raghunath, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani, Lalitha Sundaresan
China's anti-ship ballistic missile game changer in the pacific ocean
Reports, 2011, (NIAS Report No. R5-2011)
2011
Technology and innovation in China: A case study of single crystal superalloy development for aircraft turbine blades S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, Lalitha Sundaresan, N Ramani
Technology and innovation in China: A case study of single crystal superalloy development for aircraft turbine blades
Reports, 2011, (NIAS Report No. R4-2011)
2011
Default image S Chandrashekar, RN Ganesh, CR Raghunath, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani, Lalitha Sundaresan
International Strategic and Security Studies
China’s Anti-ship Ballistic Missile
2011
Default image S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, Lalitha Sundaresan, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Technology and Innovation in China
2011
Image measurement errors and missile performance Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
Image measurement errors and missile performance
Reports, 2009, (NIAS Report No. R2-2009)
2009
Iran's safir launch vehicle Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan
Iran's safir launch vehicle
Reports, 2009, (NIAS Report R1-2009)
2009
Default image Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Iran’s Safir Launch Vehicle
2009
Default image Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Image Measurement Errors and Missile Performance
2009
Assessing the Indo-US deal on civil nuclear cooperation: Managing risks and opportunities Sonika Gupta, Arvind Kumar, S Chandrashekar
Assessing the Indo-US deal on civil nuclear cooperation: Managing risks and opportunities
Reports, 2007, (NIAS Report No. R1-2007)
2007
An assessment of China's ballistic and cruise missile programme S Chandrashekar, Sonika Gupta, Rajaram Nagappa
An assessment of China's ballistic and cruise missile programme
Reports, 2007, (NIAS Report No. R4-2007)
2007
An assessment of Pakistan's Babur HAFT 7 cruise missile Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar
An assessment of Pakistan's Babur HAFT 7 cruise missile
Reports, 2007, (NIAS Report No. R5-2007) 
2007
Default image S Chandrashekar, Sonika Gupta, Rajaram Nagappa, Arvind Kumar
International Strategic and Security Studies
An Assessment of China’s Ballistic and Cruise Missiles
2007
Default image Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
Assessment of Pakistan’s Babur-HATF 7 Cruise Missile
2007
Default image Sonika Gupta, Arvind Kumar, S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
Assessing the Indo-US Deal on Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Managing Risks and Opportunities
2007
Assessing the Indo-US deal on civil nuclear cooperation: Forging a new partnership Sonika Gupta, Arvind Kumar, S Chandrashekar
Assessing the Indo-US deal on civil nuclear cooperation: Forging a new partnership
Reports, 2006, (NIAS Report No.R2-2006)
2006
Changing Contours of Indo-US Relations K P Vijayalakshmi, Arvind Kumar, Sonika Gupta, S Chandrashekar
Changing Contours of Indo-US Relations
Reports, 2006, (Workshop Report, National Workshop on Indo-US Relations, February 2006) (NIAS Report No. R1-2006)
2006
An assessment of Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Programme: Technical and Strategic Capability S Chandrashekar, Arvind Kumar, Rajaram Nagappa
An assessment of Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Programme: Technical and Strategic Capability
Reports, 2006, (NIAS Report No. R5-2006)
2006
Default image Sonika Gupta, Arvind Kumar, S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
Assessing the Indo-US Deal on Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Forging a New Partnership
2006
Default image K P Vijayalakshmi, Arvind Kumar, Sonika Gupta, S Chandrashekar
International Strategic and Security Studies
National Workshop on Indo-US Relations: Changing Contours of Indo-US Relations
2006
Default image S Chandrashekar, Arvind Kumar, Rajaram Nagappa
International Strategic and Security Studies
Assessment of Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Programme
2006
Default image Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, L V Krishnan, Lalitha Sundaresan
International Strategic and Security Studies
North Korea’s 2016 Nuclear Test: An Analysis
Space Wars an Indian Reality? S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani
co-authored
International Strategic and Security Studies
Space Wars an Indian Reality?
Deccan Chronicle, March 31, 2019
31 March 2019
Default image Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, Mrunalini Deshpande
co-authored
International Strategic and Security Studies
India’s ASAT Test
ISSSP Reflections No.58, March 28, 2019
28 March 2019
NIAS Comments
Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Bhupendra Jasani
International Strategic and Security Studies
Discriminating uranium and copper mills using Satellite imagery
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 5:27 -35. 2017
1 January 2017
Default image Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa
International Strategic and Security Studies
Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence
ISSSP Reflections No. 8, November 18, 2013
18 November 2013
NIAS Comments
Default image S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal
International Strategic and Security Studies
Yaogan 17 Launch confirms operational status of China’s ASBM
ISSSP Reflections No.1, September 29, 2013
1 September 2013
NIAS Comments