02-09-2010, 06:45 AM
Err,
But what does the GoI have to do with Malaysia or Taiwan not launching satellites via ISRO?
It is a failure of Indian diplomacy that these nations did not go ahead with the launches in part.
But a larger portion of the blame lies with these nations that they chose to come under US pressure in this regard, and on the US if indeed they blocked any such launches by ISRO.
I don't forsee things becoming any easier for ISRO in the near future either. The western economies have been really hit hard and Obama's speech did have references to making sure that nations and customers stayed loyal to the US and for the US to bear down on nations and customers in this regard.
The only message that gets conveyed here is that India needs to grow more diplomatically by ensuring that these nations have a stake in India's success.
But what does the GoI have to do with Malaysia or Taiwan not launching satellites via ISRO?
It is a failure of Indian diplomacy that these nations did not go ahead with the launches in part.
But a larger portion of the blame lies with these nations that they chose to come under US pressure in this regard, and on the US if indeed they blocked any such launches by ISRO.
I don't forsee things becoming any easier for ISRO in the near future either. The western economies have been really hit hard and Obama's speech did have references to making sure that nations and customers stayed loyal to the US and for the US to bear down on nations and customers in this regard.
The only message that gets conveyed here is that India needs to grow more diplomatically by ensuring that these nations have a stake in India's success.