India is scrambling to keep its skies safe after the US breached the sovereignty of its “friend” Iraq by carrying out an illegal drone attack which killed, among others, Iran’s top military commander General Qassem Soleimani.
New Delhi already has a regulatory policy in place for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their remote pilots who require prior permission to be in Indian skies but it’s no safeguard if a foe (Pakistan, for example) or a perceived friend (the United States) comes hissing from above and starts raining mayhem.
India had begun to put its drone policy in place after Pakistan was caught dropping a cache of arms in Punjab last September but it’s the United States, with its brazen disregard for international norms, as well as its murderous drone background, which has had a chilling effect on India’s strategic boardrooms.
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