“Now That isro Is Going the bsnl Way…” The Brutal Truth Behind Modi’s Private Space Push

PM Modi just stood up and told the private sector to build five unicorns and fire off 50 rocket launches every single year. Sounds ambitious, right? Visionary even. But one X user just dropped the savage reality check that’s got everyone talking: “Now that isro is going the bsnl way, won’t be surprised if we hear the launch of adani Space in the coming years 😹”

And brother, he’s not wrong.
Remember BSNL? Once India’s telecom backbone. Then liberalisation hit, private players flooded in, and the government giant was slowly starved, sidelined, and sold off piece by piece. Today, it’s a ghost of what it was while reliance and airtel own the skies. Same script, different sector.

Now watch isro – the pride of India, the one organisation that actually delivers without endless scams or delays. Suddenly, the message from the top is crystal clear: step aside, government boys. Time for private unicorns to take over. Translation? Let the big boys with the right connections build the future. And everyone already knows whose name is written in the stars.

The pattern is sickeningly familiar. First, you underfund and over-bureaucratise the public success story. Then you cry “inefficiency.” Then you open the gates and hand the keys to your favourite industrialists. Rocket launches become another profit centre. Deep space missions? Maybe later, after the quarterly reports look good.

Critics are already screaming “crony capitalism.” Supporters call it liberalisation 2.0. But the sarcastic laugh emoji at the end of that tweet says it all – indians have seen this movie before. We know how it ends.

ISRO built Mangalyaan on a shoestring budget while the world watched in awe. Now, the same system that dismantled bsnl wants to “empower” private players in space. Get ready. adani Space might be launching sooner than you think. And when it does, just remember who cheered while India’s greatest scientific institution was quietly sent the bsnl way.
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SIBY JEYYA

03/05/2026 12:30 AM