Lele, Ajey

Dr. Ajey Lele is Senior Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi, India. He started this professional career with the Indian Air Force (IAF), but left the IAF to peruse his academic interests. He holds the rank of Group Captain. He has obtained Masters in Physics and his Ph.D. is in International Relations. His specific areas of research include issues related to weapons of mass destruction (WMD), space security and strategic technologies. His important book publications include Strategic Technologies for the Military, Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality (Springer, 2013) and Disruptive Technologies for the Militaries and Security (Springer, 2019).