Letters: Indigenous push

The successful launch of GSAT-19 is a watershed moment in Isro's illustrious journey

Indigenous push

While reading the editorial, “Big deal for Isro” (June 7), I was reminded of the successful launch of INSAT 3E and RESOURCESAT in 2003. The then prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, congratulated Isro saying that “our scientists give a literal meaning to our affirmation that the sky is not the limit for India’s ambitions and achievements. I often say that India is ready for a long leap. You in Isro have already taken this long leap into space and have catapulted India into the front ranks of space faring nations”. 

These words acquired greater significance as developed nations denied technology