The ISRO’s chief scientist, K. Radhakrishnan, is not interested in comparisons with other countries: “We are in competition with ourselves,” he declared, “in the areas we have charted for ourselves.” India is increasingly regarded around the world as the leading developing country in the field, with the human-resource capacity and technological skills needed to work on the cutting edge of outer-space challenges.
ISRO首席科学家拉德哈克里什南（K. Radhakrishnan）并不想与他国作比较：“我们是在与自己竞争，”他说，“在我们为自己所划定的领域。”印度日益被世界是为这方面的领先发展中国家，拥有在外太空领域展开尖端研究的人力资源和技术技能。