Congress politicians and Durbaris have gone overboard in their attempts to either downplay the monumental achievement or credit the Congress party for it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a significant announcement, told the nation that India has developed anti-satellite missiles (ASAT) which can take down enemy satellites in space.
Nambi Narayanan introduced the liquid rocket fuel technology in India in the early '70s and was the first to build a successful 600-kg liquid motor engine and went on making an even bigger one