But the goals are different though, ISRO is less about grand exploratory projects and more about doing the little things and balance them with the commercial as

But the goals are different though, ISRO is less about grand exploratory projects and more about doing the little things and balance them with the commercial aspects of space. India is not a super rich country that can spare ISRO a large budget you know. Eitherway, there's also some advantages from having competing organizations with different operating philosophies exploring space.