Salient Points of PM Modi’s Opening Remarks with Heads of Government from South Asian Nations to mark the launch of South Asia Satellite on 05 May, 2017

• Today is a historic day for South Asia…a day without precedence

 

• Two years ago, India made a promise. A promise to extend the advanced space technology for the cause of growth and prosperity of our brothers and sisters in South Asia.

 

• With this launch we have started a journey to build the most advanced frontier of our partnership.

 

• We extend our close links into Outer Space

 

• Grateful to fellow leaders from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives & Sri Lanka for joining me to celebrate this launch

 

• Our coming together is a sign of our unshakeable resolve to place the needs of our peoples in the forefront

 

• Through this we will achieve effective communication, better governance, better banking services & better education in remote areas

 

• Space technology will touch the lives of our people in the region

 

• ISRO team has led from the front in developing the South Asia Satellite as per the regions’ requirements and flawlessly launching it

 

• Convinced that when we join hands & mutually share fruits of knowledge, technology & growth, we can speed up development and prosperity