What Happened
New Private Partnerships Emerge As PM Modi Hails ISRO
India and France have expanded their space cooperation with the signing of three new agreements on satellite missions, space monitoring, and microsatellite technologies. The agreements were announced during the Paris International Space Summit, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference. Modi hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and announced plans for an indigenous space station by 2035 and a lunar mission by 2040. The cooperation between India and France is expected to strengthen their partnership in the space sector and promote the development of new technologies and missions. This development was reported by OpIndia.