India is working towards changing into self-reliant within the space sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Friday (August 15, 2025).
“The nation is happy with our space sector, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is again from the space station… within the days to return he’ll return to India,” Mr. Modi mentioned in his Independence Day handle to the nation from the Red Fort.
He mentioned India is working on changing into self-reliant within the space sector as properly, and is making ready for launch of Gaganyaan. Gaganyaan is India’s flagship human spaceflight programme.
“We will make our own space station,” he mentioned.
The Prime Minister additionally mentioned reforms introduced in in current instances have enabled over 300 start-ups that are working within the space sector.
“Thousands of youth are working on it. This is the power of our youth… This is the confidence we have in our youth,” he mentioned.
