The ascendency of India as an economic world power

Indian economy is growing and that is why Indian government can now think of many new things to do. In fact, India is planning 60 space missions in the next five years. In the past, space mission was mainly about competition among big super powers like USA and Soviet Union. It is not the case these days. Space missions can contribute to the development of a country in many ways.

Sify reported:

Referring to the multiple benefits of space applications, Chavan said tele-education, tele-medicine and village resource centres across the country had brought about a paradigm shift in India's approach to provide literacy, healthcare and knowledge to the needy, especially those living in rural and remote or inaccessible regions.

"Space applications and technology have begun to play a crucial role in meeting the challenges of education, health services, disaster management and bridging the digital divide between the haves and have-nots," Chavan pointed out.

In this context, the minister called upon space-faring nations to maintain the space environment with an ethical legal framework for the optimal utilisation of space resources and preventing it from becoming another battlefield in future.

This is a nice idea. The good thing is that India has a huge number of scientists and space technology can be the next big thing in India. We have already seen success of India in IT. Space technology can be a good thing for creating new jobs in India too.