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<keyword id="442443" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Abhijeet-Kumar">Abhijeet Kumar</keyword> is an <keyword id="6354859" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT">IIT</keyword> graduate who did follow the path of entrepreneurship, but with a difference. <br /><br /> Kumar started working with Deloitte straight after graduation but felt that the work wasn’t challenging enough for him which is why he considered entrepreneurship before a start-up ecosystem had evolved in the country.<br /><br /><strong>From two to thousands<br /></strong><br />ah! Ventures started in 2009 with the intention of investing in early stage start-ups in the founders’ personal capacity. In 2012, Abhijeet and his friend, <keyword id="3082006" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harshad-Lahoti">Harshad Lahoti</keyword> changed the venture to not just identify emerging companies but also create an ecosystem that was missing, eight years back by creating a social network between start-ups and investors. <div type="embedgroup"> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="59333689" title="Exclusive: Avnish Bajaj, Founder &amp;amp; MD, Matrix Partners India says that for him, only entrepreneurs matter in a start-up" rank="1.0" kind="RELATED" publishDate="Jun 27, 2017, 2:00 PM" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div></div>












<br /> “At the time when we started, there wasn’t any concept of angel investing. Both of us had our own businesses but we wanted to explore the untapped start-up investing in the country. At that time, there was no entrepreneur-friendly network and we ended up investing in around 31 start-ups by just meeting tons of entrepreneurs and depending on word-of-mouth,” says Abhijeet who has been angel investing since 2009 and is a serial first-generation entrepreneur. <br /><br /><strong>Exits over number of investments<br /></strong><br />ah! Ventures consists of a network of about 1500 angel investors who are connected with start-ups that are identified by the team as potential investment opportunity. The network invests upto a $1 million in a round and is sector-agnostic with facilitating $20 million worth of funds till date.

    

    

    

    

    

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 The venture believes that exits are a good parameter and has already had three exits and two acquisitions. “We don’t believe in high number of investments and our goal has always been exits which is why we curate the start-ups on our platform. Only eight to ten business plans reach our network of investors,” said Kumar who said that the platform might just facilitate ten-twelve deals in a year.

    

    

    

    

    

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<br /><strong>Entrepreneur first <br /><br /></strong> The difference between ah! Ventures and the other networks is that the process is always entrepreneur-led. “The system is completely automated by us as we only connect the two parties and they manage the deals themselves. We don’t charge any money from investors for the deal and the on-boarding process for investors is only by referral,” Abhijeet likes the entrepreneur-led process because it helps them make a term-sheet to their liking.<br /><br /> The on-boarding process for start-ups is simple; if the start-up is from a popular sector, it need not be at a very nascent stage but for disruptive sectors, entrepreneurs can apply at very early stage. <br />

Exclusive: Abhijeet Kumar, Co-founder, ah! Ventures believes that exits for start-up investors is paramount

<keyword id="442443" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Abhijeet-Kumar">Abhijeet Kumar</keyword>, Co-founder, ah! Ventures is an entrepreneur who created a network link between entrepreneurs and start-ups to facilitate more funding deals between them.<br /><br /> With over 1500 active investors, the platform is a boon for people who wish to venture into start-up investment but have inhibitions in terms of the process.<br /><br /> The entity has created tools to facilitate the process such as Venture Financing and Venture Analytics to help the investor make an informed choice when it comes to investment.

    

    

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 <b>High-risk and high-return</b><br /><br /> “We get more than 500 deal requests every month and because this process is pro-investor, it means that it has its pros and cons. While the companies get to decide their own valuation, they struggle to get a lead investor and the autonomy can be tricky,” Kumar told Business Insider. <br /><br /> Kumar thinks that while the ecosystem has evolved, there are very few active investors “ah! Ventures was started to facilitate more deals but quality trumps over quantity for us, every time. Since 2012, we have seen the ecosystem grow but we are still behind as India is a huge country with entrepreneurs sitting with ideas at desk jobs. The leap of faith will only take place when more start-ups start raising money.”

    

    

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<br /> While ah! Ventures doesn’t plan on venturing out of the country, they hope to get more foreign investors on board as they are open to more high-risk-high-return investments.<br /><br /> The entity charges 4% success fees once the round is raised but Kumar says that even that goes back into their own investments which have been at 12 companies out of 30. <br />

    

    

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 <b>Offline play</b><br /><br /> “Our focus is slowly shifting to non-internet companies as we see higher returns in that sector. That said, most of them are still technology-led,” says Kumar who believes in companies that make money and not just by raising more funds.<br /><br /> Another interesting thing about ah! Ventures is that they have only hired people who are or have been entrepreneurs, “Our entire team is made up of serial entrepreneurs who have either started successful companies that can be left to function on their own while they work with us or really experienced businessmen,” says Kumar who believes in working with seasoned professionals as most of the younger lot have to still figure out how businesses work.’<br />

Exclusive: Abhijeet Kumar, Co-founder, ah! Ventures believes in working with only seasoned professionals

<ul><li>The first Indian marriage on the <keyword id="11121339" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="metaverse" source="Orion">Metaverse</keyword> had two brand associations too. </li><li>Here's how <keyword id="3313068" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wavemaker" source="Orion">Wavemaker</keyword> helped execute it. </li></ul>Abhijeet and Sansrati who tied the knot on Saturday, February 5th 2022, became India’s first couple to get married on a 3D Metaverse. The wedding took place on <keyword id="13127111" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="yug-metaverse" source="Orion">Yug Metaverse</keyword> (made in India metaverse platform). The association was conceptualised, organised and executed by the media agency Wavemaker India for ITC Ltd. and Matrimony.com. <br />  <div type="image" title="3D metverse wedding_Bharat Matrimony." msid="89424052" hostid="261"></div><br />The digital avatars of the couple had their ceremony hosted on a scenic beach side venue where the guests also joined in via their digital avatars. The wedding took place on 5th Feb 2022, 8 pm to 9 pm and coincided with the physical event held in Bhopal.<br /><br />Abhijeet Goel, a tech entrepreneur and Dr. Sansrati from Bhopal met each other online through a matrimonial site. They decided to tie the knot but wanted their friends and family across the globe to be a part of their big day and that’s when they thought of getting married on a virtual platform where everyone can be a part of their wedding without compromising on the safety of their guests. <br /><br />Utkarsh Shukla, creator of Yug Metaverse explains, “Metaverse is a new concept and its adoption is still at an early stage worldwide. We wanted India to lead and be at the forefront of this technology revolution, and hence we built a Metaverse Platform, YUG, in India. The team is excited to explore the possibilities that emerging technologies like metaverse, blockchain &amp; cryptocurrency will open up in future”.<br /><br />Wavemaker, part of GroupM played an instrumental role in crafting partnerships with two major brands – ITC Ltd. and Matrimony.com for this first-of-its-kind 3D wedding on Metaverse platform. <br /><br />Talking about this industry first event, Ajay Gupte, CEO – South Asia, Wavemaker said, “Marketing on Metaverse platform is the next wave in digital marketing. At Wavemaker, we have always aimed to positively provoke our clients and create industry-first innovative work for our brands. We have built an in-house team of experts to help our clients navigate better in this domain and find the right fit to associate with metaverse events. Metaverse is still at its nascent stage and offers us huge opportunity to shape the platform that we really believe in. This is the future of consumer experience and we are all excited to ride this wave.”<br /><br />Talking about the 3D wedding, Arjun Bhatia, Chief Marketing Officer at Matrimony.com said, “As company, Matrimony.com, has been in the forefront of providing rich and transformative experiences for customers in the real world, through constant innovation over the last 22 years. We feel excited about collaborating in a virtual world wedding experiment that opens up immense possibilities of engagement and immersion at YUG metaverse.”<br /><br />Metaverse is a kind of virtual world where people can enter the digital world through virtual identity. In this virtual space, people also get a chance to hang out, shop, and meet friends.<br /><br />Fabelle, the premium luxury chocolate brand from the house of ITC, partnered with this epic event as gifting partner. “At Fabelle we believe in making occasions memorable and experiences unforgettable with our range of luxury chocolates. Metaverse is taking the digital experiences of consumers to the next upgraded version. Fabelle is pleased to be a part of this path breaking wedding concept in the Yug metaverse and making the milestone memorable for the couple”, said Anuj Kumar Rustagi , COO Chocolates, Confectionery, Coffee &amp; New Businesses, ITC Ltd Foods Division.<br /><br />Abhijeet and Sansrati created a scenic beach side wedding environment which could be accessed via Yug platform. The wedding had more than 500 registrations for the wedding. Users could change their avatars, walk through the event and enjoy the dancing floor too.<br /><br />“Metaverses like Yug are a logical evolution of the current 2D Internet to an Immersive 3D Experience akin to the real world. It holds a lot of potential for the future and is progressively on the path of blurring the boundaries between the physical and virtual world. Yug is an open platform where people can create their own experiences like Marriages, virtual events, exhibitions, friends hangout, business meetings and conferences or enjoy experiences created by others. We believe that by making the platform decentralised, it will transform various fields like education, business, commerce and entertainment.” said Shashank, from Yug.

India's first Metaverse wedding had 500 guests, and two brand associations, here's how it was executed

<br /><ul><li>India successfully conducted its first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile weapon test yesterday.</li><li>The other super powers — Russia, the US and China — also have this capability.</li><li>The current treaties in place do not specify when and how the use of these weapons is justified.</li></ul>India just conducted its first test using anti-satellite (ASAT) missile weapon called ‘<keyword id="3384000" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mission-Shakti">Mission Shakti</keyword>’. Donald Trump, the US president, is calling for a ‘Space Force’. And, space technology — preventive or offensive or benign — has become an integral instrument for the functioning of daily life.<br /><br />It’s not quite an arms race when only four countries — Russia, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-asat-mission-shakti-creates-space-debris/articleshow/68594904.cms">India</a>, China and <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/donald-trump-calls-for-space-force/article26653520.ece">the US</a>, the supposed space ‘superpowers’ — are building up their technology, that too years apart. <br /><br />But, it is a cause for concern if other countries follow in their footsteps — especially in light of the fact that there are no terms of agreement in place for the use of ASATs. <br /><br />The <keyword id="489898" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Outer-Space-Treaty">Outer Space Treaty</keyword>, formally the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, does not <a href="https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/453/">address</a> the use of ASATs either.<br /><br />“If more and more countries come up with this technology, there may be an arms race. But, India will not be triggering factor. But, India might be an excuse,” Kumar Abhijeet, a member of the International Institute of Space Law, told Business Insider.<br /><br />He goes on to say, “Nowhere is ASAT testing prohibited. We are very much within the international laws to make use of it.”<br /><br />So, while testing of ASATs doesn’t violate any international treaty, there is little information around when the use of ASAT may be permitted. So far, whenever the technology has been tested, it’s only be used to take out a country’s own satellite. <br /><br />
  
  
  
  
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<br />But, in reality, an ASAT can take out any kind of satellite. What matters is the intention behind the attack. According to Abhijeet, “If there is proof that a satellite is being used to spy and that there is a threat to the national security or if there is a threat of any kind of armed attack - then a preemptive attack can be made.”<br /><br />He goes on to explain, “The treaty doesn’t say anything with regard to that. But then, whenever there is a necessity — necessity knows no boundary. Particularly in the national interest if anything is there — a country can do that.”<br /><br />While India maintains that they have no intention of weaponizing the space race, its neighboring nations have perceived the progress of Mission Shakti in a different way. <br /><br />
  
  
  
  
  <div type="ExtQuote" text="For India, the objective is preemptive. The geopolitical strategy which is prevailing between the countries, our neighbors being Pakistan and China, it has become a necessity for the defence sector to develop those capabilities." auname="Kumar Abhijeet, Member of the International Institute of Space Law and Research Scholar at the Institute of Air and Space Law"></div>











<br />Brian Weeden, the director of program planning at the Secure World Foundation took to Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/brianweeden/status/1110898862624071682">asking</a> if any commercial space companies would be interesting in taking a stand and boycotting the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV). <br /><br />
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<br />Though he later <a href="https://spacenews.com/reactions-to-indian-asat/">clarified</a> that he was only fostering responsible behavior by asking companies to analyse the role that they want to play in the peaceful use of resources in outer space.<br /><br />Pakistan is calling for the international community to condemn the act while China took a more subtle approach stating, “We have noticed reports and hope that each country will uphold peace and tranquillity in outer space.”<br /><br />The ambiguities about space law and its enforceability can lead to uncertainty for stakeholders. The U.N. chief, Antonio Guterres, has already <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/02/1033512">expressed</a> his cynicism stating, “Key components of the international arms control architecture are collapsing,” with respect to global disarmament efforts.<br /><br />Although <keyword id="7471230" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="war-in-space">war in space</keyword> isn’t a phenomenon just yet, it is both, a grim reality and a technological feat, that countries are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-race-to-become-the-next-space-superpower-lands-china-on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/articleshow/67364186.cms">arming</a> themselves with ASATs to show that they are ready to counter any threats from outer space. <br /><br /><strong>See also:<br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/prime-minister-modi-in-his-live-address-says-indian-scientists-shot-down-a-low-orbit-satellite-300-km-away-in-space/articleshow/68593276.cms">India enters an elite club after scientists shoot down a low orbit satellite 300 km away in space</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Indias-test-of-its-anti-satellite-weapon-may-have-weakened-its-fight-against-dangerous-space-debris/articleshow/68594904.cms">India's test of its anti-satellite weapon may have weakened its fight against dangerous space debris</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-race-to-become-the-next-space-superpower-lands-china-on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/articleshow/67364186.cms">The race to become the next space ‘superpower’ lands China on the ‘dark side’ of the moon</a><br />

It might be time for ‘space superpowers’ to bring in a new space treaty

<br /><ul><li>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) claims that India's test of their anti-satellite weapon is a "terrible, terrible thing."</li><li>The head of NASA stated, "That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight."</li><li>But, most experts feel like since the test was conducted at an altitude of 250kms, it's unlikely to be a threat to the <keyword id="6382020" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="international-space-station">International Space Station</keyword> (ISS).</li></ul>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has strongly criticised <keyword id="3384000" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mission-Shakti">Mission Shakti</keyword>, India's anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon test, saying the debris from the explosion endangers the International Space Station (ISS).<br /><br />According to NASA, the risk of collision of the debris with the International Space Station (ISS) has increased by 44% over the last 10 days.<br /><br /> "What we are tracking right now, objects big enough to track — we're talking about 10 centimeters (six inches) or bigger — about 60 pieces have been tracked," Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of NASA said in an announcement to his employees.<br /><br />
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <div type="ExtQuote" text="That is a terrible, terrible thing to create an event that sends debris at an apogee that goes above the International Space Station: That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight." auname="Jim Bridenstine, administrator of NASA"></div>

















<br />This may put India's collaboration with US on <keyword id="7168485" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mission-Gaganyaan">Mission Gaganyaan</keyword>, the Indian human spaceflight programme, in jeopardy. Bridentstine and the <keyword id="6358064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="isro">ISRO</keyword> Chairman, K Sivan, were <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/us-india-collaboration-gaganyaan-manned-space-mission-charles-bolden-1474207-2019-03-09">reportedly</a> in talks about forming a working group to work exclusively on the project.<br /><br />It may also push India towards cementing its <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/russia-commits-full-support-to-indias-first-manned-space-mission-gaganyaan-pm-modi-5388790/">collaboration</a> with Russia for the Gaganyaan mission. <br /><br />India and France was already signed a memorandum of understanding where the French scientists will share their expertise to help the human space project get off the ground.<br /><br /><strong>Is there really a threat to the ISS?<br /></strong><br />The United States Air Force (USAF) has also been tracking remnants from India's ASAT test. Lt. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander of USAF <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/03/27/u-s-military-sensors-track-debris-from-indian-anti-satellite-test/">told</a> the Senate Armed Services Committee in the US that, "they are tracking about 270 different objects in the debris field." Adding that the number will only grow as the debris spreads out and their sensors pick up more information.<br /><br />An <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-anti-satellite-missile-test-may-have-created-6500-eraser-size-pieces-of-space-junk-near-earth-according-to-a-new-simulation/articleshow/68639583.cms">estimated</a> 6,500 pieces of space debris as expected as a result of Mission Shakti according to a simulation created by Analytical Graphics Inc., an engineering software company that creates models of the space environment around Earth.<br /><br />The Indian government, on the other hand, <a href="https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/31179/Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Mission_Shakti_Indias_AntiSatellite_Missile_test_conducted_on_27_March_2019">claims</a> that their test was specifically conducted in low Earth orbit (LEO) in order to ensure that there is no space debris created. And whatever debris may have been left behind, will eventually decay and fall back onto Earth within the span of a few weeks. <br /><br />Experts like Kumar Abhijeet, member of the International Institute of Space Law, also believe that the debris will most likely dissipate in the atmosphere.<br /><br />
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <div type="ExtQuote" text="Now, debris also depends on where we’re doing the test. In China’s case, they did it at 800kms — we’ve conducted ours at 300kms. The debris will most likely burn up in the atmosphere. So there is minimum chance of debris being created." auname="Kumar Abhijeet, Member of the International Institute of Space Law and Research Scholar at the Institute of Air and Space Law"></div>

















<br />While China's ASAT test in 2007 might have resulted in the destruction of two Russian satellites due the debris left behind, the test was also conducted at a higher altitude of 850 kilometers. India's test, on the other hand was at an altitude of 300kms. <br /><br />Since it well below the 400 kms threshold, most experts are <a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3686/1">claiming</a> are there is no threat to the ISS especially since the debris from the 2008 test conducted by the US at 250kms dissipated within days.<br /><br />Since then, the Bridenstine has had to resume <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-india-debris/pentagon-says-india-debris-expected-to-burn-up-in-atmosphere-idINKCN1RG22J">cooperation </a>with ISRO after an assessment by the Pentagon revealed that the space debris generated by India's ASAT set would dissipate within a few months and does not pose a threat to human space flight.<br /><br /><strong>See also:<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-asat-mission-shakti-creates-space-debris/articleshow/68594904.cms">India's test of its anti-satellite weapon may have weakened its fight against dangerous space debris</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-asat-test-marks-time-for-nations-to-make-new-space-treaty/articleshow/68607435.cms">It might be time for ‘space superpowers' to bring in a new space treaty</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/prime-minister-modi-in-his-live-address-says-indian-scientists-shot-down-a-low-orbit-satellite-300-km-away-in-space/articleshow/68593276.cms">India enters an elite club after scientists shoot down a low orbit satellite 300 km away in space</a><br />

NASA slams India's anti-satellite test, may pull support from mission Gaganyaan

<br /><ul><li>India just tested is anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) by taking down a live satellite in low earth orbit. </li><li>While this may make India a 'space power', it weakens its fight against dangerous space debris.</li><li>In the past, Russian satellites have been destroyed by space debris that was left behind by China's testing of its ASAT.</li></ul>India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, just announced the successful test of India’s anti-satellite weapon (ASAT). In his address to the nation, where he highlighted India’s entry to the club of the world’s space powers — he left out any mention of the resulting space debris.<br /><br />
	
	
	
	
	
	
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<br />And, while this gambit adds India to the list of the select few nations to have done so successfully, it’s out of place with India’s role as a member of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC).<br /><br />
  
  
  
  
  
  
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<br />As a member of IADC, such a test by India could undermine the country’s credibility in the arena. <br /><br />India is also a signatory of the Outer Space Treaty which prohibits the use of weapons in space and requires nations to take steps to mitigate space debris. With respect to the first part Kumar Abhijeet, a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) clarifies, "If we look up the international treaty. Nowhere is ASAT testing prohibited. We are very much within the international laws to make use of it."<br /><br />But, in cases where space debris is created, nations are under the obligation to pay compensation for any damages that arise from it.<br /><br />
  
  
  
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<br />When China <a href="https://swfound.org/media/9550/chinese_asat_fact_sheet_updated_2012.pdf">tested</a> its ASAT capabilities back in 2007, the test left behind 2,500 to 3,000 pieces of dangerous space debris in Earth’s low earth orbit (LEO). And despite never ending perception of space, debris in that particular region is a threat to other satellites. <br /><br />A Russian satellite was one such <a href="https://www.space.com/20138-russian-satellite-chinese-space-junk.html">victim</a> in 2013, when a piece of space debris struck the body of the satellite, destroying it. <br /><br />And, the question is not solely about space debris destroying other satellites. It's also about how space debris can result in more space debris as it knocks into older objects left behind in space. The true danger is that some of these pieces of debris are so small that it's nearly impossible to track them.<br /><br />Unlike China, where the test was conducted at an altitude of 800 km, India's ASAT test was conducted only 300 km above the Earth where the probability of space debris is unlikely. <br /><br />
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <div type="ExtQuote" text="Debris also depends on where we’re doing the test. In China’s case, they did it at 800kms — we’ve conducted ours at 300kms. The debris will most likely burn up in the atmosphere. So there is minimum chance of debris being created." auname="Kumar Abhijeet, Member of the International Institute of Space Law and Research Scholar at the Institute of Air and Space Law"></div>













<br />'Operation Burn Frost' was conducted in a similar manner at an altitude of 240km. Even then, while most of the debris managed to fall back to Earth within a year, a few pieces were still blasted to a higher orbit.<br /><br />To prove it’s military might in space, India had the option of <a href="https://defenceupdate.in/space-war-indias-anti-satellite-weapons/">conducting</a> a fly-by test where, instead of destroying a live satellite, the missile would just glide past. <br /><br />A former Integrated Defence Staff Lieutenant General, HS Lidder, saw this coming when he <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25216230/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/indian-army-wants-military-space-program/">said</a>, “With time, we will get sucked into the military race to protect space assets and inevitably there will be a military contest in space. In a life and death scenario, space will provide the advantage.”<br /><br /><strong>See also:<br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/prime-minister-modi-in-his-live-address-says-indian-scientists-shot-down-a-low-orbit-satellite-300-km-away-in-space/articleshow/68593276.cms">Indian enters an elite space club after scientists shoot down a low orbit satellite 300 km away in space, says Prime Minister Modi</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/isro-is-to-trying-to-beat-elon-musks-spacex-success/articleshow/67550362.cms">India’s apex space agency is following Elon Musk's idea — and taking it a step forward</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/isro-nasa-just-spotted-a-black-hole-spinning-so-fast-that-it-could-be-making-space-itself-rotate/articleshow/66416605.cms">ISRO, NASA just spotted a black hole spinning so fast that it could be making space itself rotate</a><br />

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