Responding to 'Mission Power', the United States has said that it will continue to pursue scientific and technological cooperation with India in cooperation with the common interests in space and security.
Mission Shakti, which was led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, was aimed at strengthening India's overall security, he said in his address that comes a fortnight before the start of the general election.
The US Department of State said, "We saw the PM Modi's address related to the anti-satellite missile test. As part of our strong strategic partnership with India, we will continue to move ahead on the point of scientific and technical cooperation on common interests and security in space. "
US State Department on "Mission Shakti": The issue of space debris is an important concern for the United States government. We took note of Indian government statements that the test was designed to address space debris issues.
US State Department on #MissionShakti: Saw PM Modi's statement announcing India's anti-satellite test. As part of our strong strategic partnership with India, we'll continue to pursue shared interests in space and scientific and technical cooperation including collaboration on security in space
The US Department of State said that the issue of debris in the space for the US government is very important. We saw that statement from the Indian government, in which he said that 'test space was focused on resolving the issues of debris'.
Let us tell you that China reacted vigorously to India's anti-satellite missile test on Wednesday, hoping that all countries will maintain peace in outer space. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had killed its live satellite with an anti-satellite missile in space and registered its name as space superpower and India became the fourth country in the world to achieve such capability.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday March 27 announced that India successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space superpowers.
The test makes India the fourth country in the world after the US, Russia and China to acquire the strategic capability to shoot down enemy satellites.
