Mission Shakti: Why the ASAT Missile test is important for India? 

The UN General Assembly is also trying to bring about an international legally binding document on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. 

On Wednesday our Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi made a big announcement that India has become the fourth country after US, Russia and China to acquire the capability of space warfare. An anti-satellite missile the one that was fired by the scientist of DRDO can target an LEO satellite. The Missile can completely destroy the satellite in the LEO range. Low Earth Orbit or LEO refers to an altitude up-to 2000 kilometer. A Satellite in LEO can monitor activities on ground and even under the water surface. Such a satellite can be used for pose serious threats to the country's security in the instances of war. 

Honorable Prime Minister Modi listed two reasons for explaining why Wednesday’s Mission Shakti was so special: 

1. Firstly, India is the fourth country to acquire such a specialized and modern capability. 
2. Other reason is that entire effort is indigenous. 

On Wednesday current DRDO chairman Shri G. Satheesh Reddy according to News Agency said, "We have mastered anti-satellite capability and we have today shown that we can hit satellite at long range with few centimeters of accuracy". 

India has although no intention of entering into an arms race in outer space and at the same time is against the weaponization of outer space but supports the International efforts to reinforce the safety and security of space based assets. The test was done to verify that India has the capability to safeguard their space assets as it is the responsibility of Government of India to defend their country's interest in outer space. 

The government is committed to ensure the country's national security interest and is alter to threats from emerging Technologies as well. RBMI Bareilly feels very proud for this capability which is achieved through the anti-satellite missile test that provides credible deterrence against threats to our growing space-based assets from long range missiles and proliferation in the types & number of missiles. 

JAI HIND