To be honest. Its not that. And Guess what the SAME can be said about CHINA wrt USA.
lasttime I thought Its CHINA going ( Copying and/or Acquiring/Developing ) 1-on-1 for :
- Carriers
- ASATs
- ICBMs
- Stealth Jets ( J 31 / J 20 )
- Space Missions
India DOES INTEND to grow but not COPY Chinese Way. For Instance, India has Full Capability to go for Manned Space Mission. Butits NOT A PRIORITY. WE DONT WANNA DO a CHINA in SPACE.
The Focus is on CostEffective, Space technology for national Advatanage.
Our mars and Moon Missions were a Statement, a marketing statement : We are soon going to be the CHEAPEST SPACE LAUNCHERS, with PSLVs already doing its job- BEST-IN-ITS-CLASS.