New Delhi, April 5 -- Amid the ongoing West Asia war, Indian space firms are finding increasing interest in delivering surveillance services to the region. While this represents significant business scope in the near future, the journey is not as straightforward, as local and global regulations may pose key challenges. Mint explains the nuances of this new, yet strategically crucial, industry.

Yes. Ever since the Indian space industry was privatized in 2020, a crop of private Indian space startups has emerged with core technologies that enable space-based surveillance services.

These include imagery and data from satellites, analytics from ground stations based on satellite data, and maps of satellites that help countries monitor who mi...