As per report at 11:10 am on Wednesday, India launched a mission to test its anti-satellite capabilities, becoming the fourth country in the world to have a potent armory that can bring down satellites to protect its rapidly growing space program. Meanwhile the indigenous technology was available with the DRDO in 2012 and the government under then PM Manmohan Singh had the option to carry out a similar test but it was not done.

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Former DRDO chief, VK Saraswat, told "We gave presentations in 2012, seeking project clearances for the Anti- Satellite (ASAT) weapon, unfortunately, the government didn't respond and the current government appreciated the need for such a capability". Furthermore PM Narendra Modi made the announcement in a televised address soon after the tests were successfully conducted. PM Modi said "Mission Shakti operation was a difficult target to achieve but was completed successfully within three minutes of launch and the tests named 'Mission Shakti' was launched from the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha”.

 


Moreover a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said India's space programme is a critical backbone of India's security, economic and social infrastructure and the tests were carried out after assessing the capabilities to ensure its success. Apparently New Delhi made it clear that the capability is only to send a strong message of deterrence and does not target any particular country.


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