Modi: India for safe, sustainable space

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India supports a safe, secure, and sustainable space domain anchored in international law, underlining that scientific data must serve the common good with openness and integrity.

Modi also said that ISRO’s technologies and partnerships serve not only India, but the wider world.

The prime minister said for centuries, space inspired people’s imagination and now, it shapes life on earth, from climate and crops to oceans and communities.

“The promise of space is infinite. Our responsibility is collective. As orbits become more crowded, technologies more powerful, and actors more numerous, our choices must be clear: cooperation over confrontation; sustainability over short-term gain; and inclusion over exclusion,” he said.

Modi said India’s approach is rooted in ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ — ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, and this spirit must now travel beyond the planet.

“We support a safe, secure, peaceful and sustainable space domain anchored in international law, dialogue and multilateral cooperation. Scientific data must serve the common good, with openness and integrity,” he said.

The prime minister said India’s space journey reflects this philosophy and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which stands at the heart of this journey, has earned global admiration for its excellence and cost-effective missions.