India's Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to launch a Bhutanese satellite in 2021 and to start training its engineers from this December. Indian PM Modi has announced the development at the virtual launch of phase 2 of RuPay card in the country, " I am happy to tell you, next year ISRO is planning to send a Bhutanese satellite to outer space next year and work is going on in full pace. For this 4 Bhutanese space, engineers will be trained in India from December by ISRO. I congratulate these Bhutanese nationals".
On Thursday, an agreement was signed between India and Bhutan on the peaceful usage of outer space, to increase cooperation between the 2 sides. Both countries have been engaging in the space sector. India has launched the South Asia satellite initiative in 2017. Bhutan has been part of the initiative. Indian PM Modi inaugurated a ground station in the country last year for the satellite usage. Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives are part of the project.
PM highlighted, "Space sector will increase connectivity between the 2 countries and India has used space technology for prosperity and growth." The recent satellite launch tells India has emerged as a major centre of low-cost space launch and plans to send Indians in the space under its Gaganyaan project. New Delhi has also opened the space sector for private enterprise. Recently, in PSLV 49, 9 foreign satellites have been launched.
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