PM Modi had courage to give Mission Shakti a go ahead: Former DRDO Chief

Mar 27, 2019

New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on anti-satellite weapon A-SAT launch by India Mission Shakti, Former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief and National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog member Dr VK Saraswat said, “We made presentations to National Security Adviser and National Security Council, when such discussions were held, they were heard by all concerned, unfortunately, we didn't get positive response (from United Progressive Alliance), so we didn't go ahead.” “When proposal was put up by Dr Satheesh Reddy and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he had the courage and based on that he gave a go ahead. If the clearances were given in 2012-13, I am quite certain that the launch would have happened in 2014-15,” he added.