New space policy allows pvt cos to set up, operate own network of remote sensing satellites

Isro has launched several remote sensing satellites like Risat and Cartosat over a period of time which were later used by Indian security agencies for keeping an eye on the country’s borders, checking infiltration and planning cross-border operations like the 2016 surgical strikes.

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