"I do not want to lose to China" Indian space challenge, technology background

An Indian unmanned lunar explorer tried to land on the moon on the 7th of this month. Although communication seemed to have failed on the way, it was an ambitious challenge aimed at the fourth feat after the former Soviet Union, the United States and China.

A spacecraft has the image of a crystal of technological capabilities, including town factories and companies, like the asteroid explorer Hayabusa. India, on the other hand, is a country with a strong image of IT power rather than manufacturing. I asked two experts about why they have high technology in the space development field.

First of all, Mr. Tomofumi Nishizawa, deputy director of Asia Pacific Division of the Overseas Research Department of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). He was stationed in India between 2011 and 2015, and since returning to Japan, he has given lectures on India almost 200 times in Japan.

--Speaking of India, there is an image of a country where excellent programmers are produced. On the other hand, there is no globally-known automobile or electrical manufacturer, and the impression that manufacturing is thriving is faint. Why can you make spacecraft?

Half of the image is correct, but the other half is wrong.

India calls it a big IT country…