ISRO says, 'India nowhere less than China in the arena of space'

India is where less than China in arena of , and after success of human mission project "Gaganyaan", it will be equal to its neighbour in all aspects related to field, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Friday.

A Chinese lunar rover landed on dark side of moon earlier this month, in a global first that boosts Beijing's ambitions to become a superpower.

India's planned mission, Chandrayaan-2, is also expected to land on Moon's South Pole, a region unexplored by any country so far, Mr Sivan said. plan was to initially launch mission in April last year, but it has w been postponed to first quarter of this year.

"We are where less than China," Mr Sivan said.

He said India is at par in regards to launch vehicles and craft.

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India has anunced that "Gaganyaan" will take off by 2022, while China launched its first manned mission in 2003.

"y h human capability, which we did t have, but once we have a successful Gaganyaan project by 2022, we will be equal to m in all aspects," Mr Sivan said.

He said after launch of South Asian satellite in 2017, Nepal has started using it for brocasting television in remote and far-flung places "where people have said y have seen television for first time" with help of satellite.

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