That was not really my point. What people need to understand is that each nation gives certain priority of all the problems and accordingly invests money into t

That was not really my point. What people need to understand is that each nation gives certain priority of all the problems and accordingly invests money into those problems. Saying that spending money on X is a waste when you have problem Y unsolved is stupid. India has 1/6th of world population and has very good reason to invest in space research. India is going to needs its own satellite guided missiles, ASAT, GPS and other systems down the line if those 1.2B people have to see a good future. Or these people will be held hostage to USA's Military Industrial Complex. India was already one of the largest Shipbuilding nation and had more Aircraft maintenance centers than most other countries in 1950s. India did not invest well into these industries, today our defense imports are obscene. We cant even manufacture a reliable pistol leave alone mortar. Had we invested in those tech also we could have saved a lot more money today which could have helped the poor.