India shoots down satellite in space; Modi hails major breakthrough.
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had shot down a satellite in space on Wednesday with an anti-satellite missile, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space programme.
Such capabilities have raised fears of the weaponisation of space and setting off a race between rival powers. "India has made an unprecedented achievement today," he said, speaking in Hindi."India registered its name as a space power." India has had a space programme for years, making earth imaging satellites and launch capabilities as a cheaper alternative to Western programmes.
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