The push to have more defense industry-related manufacturing built indigenously is hurting India in the short run, but the benefits could outweigh the pain.
NEW DELHI – India successfully launched an unmanned crew capsule on its heaviest rocket – the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk. 3, during its first experimental flight Dec. 18, bringing the country a step closer to fulfilling its human spaceflight ambitions.