Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed creating an aura around the private sector in space research so that people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India.
Modi also highlighted India’s cost-competitiveness in launching space ventures. In response, Mr. I believe we should create an aura where people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India. Mr. Modi also posted a video showing different aspects of India’s space research, innovations and success.
Because whenever a breakthrough happens, people’s attention shifts immediately, he said. In an interaction with CEOs and founders of 20 space startups on Friday (August 21, 2026), Mr. He emphasised that the country’s vast talent pool and high risk-taking capacity would allow India to rapidly establish a dominant position in the global space sector, according to the transcript of the interaction, which was released on Sunday (August 23, 2026).
The Prime Minister said the world must now be looking for Indian startups – wondering who is leading in this space. One of the CEOs told the Prime Minister that after India opened the space industry for private players, a very positive trend was observed and many Indian citizens living in the U.S. and Europe now want to return and work in the country. Modi said: “We need to connect with many people – people who went abroad are now returning. He said such people from across the globe should feel that they should connect with a startup in India, connect with a space agency in India.
