This may not be entirely fair, however. India embarked on its quest for rocket and satellite technology and space exploration when it was far poorer, impelled by its own ancient scientific tradition and the conviction of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, that such aspirations could co-exist with a determined effort to end poverty.
但这一批评并不完全公正。印度在远比现在贫困时就已经开始追求火箭和卫星技术，是印度古老的科学传统和第一任总理尼赫鲁认定这些目标能与减贫决心共存的信念让印度走向了太空探索之路。