Skyroot's success isn't the climax of India's space story but the start of its commercial phase. The next 5 years will be decided by who builds the strongest market, not the best rocket.

Indian startup Skyroot joins Chinese and American private companies in the race to launch satellites in low orbit.

This article is authored by Gunwant Singh, scholar, international relations and security studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

India has long been recognised as a space power. The next chapter is about becoming a technology-enabled development power

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