0083-4327 Shaping gender-inclusive space sector in India: policy insights and strategies Moolampalli Rashmi author Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie 03bqmcz70 Correspondence to: Rashmi Moolampalli rashmi.moolampalli@uj.edu.pl 30 12 2025 Tom 53 2025 39 58 Copyright © 2025 2025 This work was supported by the National Science Centre, Poland [project number 2020/38/E/HS3/00241]. Recent ISRO initiatives have shifted the narrative where the prominence of women in space science is highlighted. Despite this the gender gap persists as a challenge that can impede India’s goal of becoming a space‑faring developed nation by 2047. Therefore it is imperative to achieve a diverse and sustainable talent pool ensuring equitable opportunities and participation of all. 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