Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Modi Urges Safe, Sustainable International Cooperation in Space
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to an international space meeting in Paris.
He said countries should work together to keep space safe, peaceful and sustainable.
He said space activities should follow international law and involve cooperation between nations.
Modi asked France and other countries to work with India on future space research.
He said space is useful for life on Earth, including climate, crops, oceans and communities.
He warned that more crowded orbits and stronger technologies require careful choices.
He said cooperation is better than confrontation and long-term sustainability is better than quick gains.
Modi said scientific information should be shared openly and honestly for the common good.
He also said India’s space agency, ISRO, helps India and the wider world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India supports a safe, secure and sustainable space domain anchored in international law.
Modi spoke virtually at the International Space Summit being held in Paris on Thursday, September 10.
He urged France and other nations to become co-travellers in India’s next-generation space research.
Modi called for cooperation over confrontation, sustainability over short-term gain, and inclusion over exclusion as space becomes more crowded.
He said ISRO’s technologies and partnerships serve India and the wider world, while scientific data should support the common good openly and honestly.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India, France, other nations, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- What
- Modi expressed support for safe, secure and sustainable space activities and called for international cooperation in future space research.
- When
- Thursday, September 10; the year is not specified in the articles.
- Where
- Virtually at the International Space Summit being held in Paris.
- Why
- To promote space cooperation based on international law, dialogue, multilateral cooperation, shared responsibility, and open scientific data.
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Event
- International Space Summit
- Location
- Paris
- India’s position
- Support for a safe, secure, peaceful and sustainable space domain anchored in international law
- Proposed cooperation
- France and other nations were asked to become co-travellers in India’s next-generation space research
- Scientific data
- Should serve the common good with openness and integrity
- Indian space agency
- The Indian Space Research Organisation’s technologies and partnerships serve India and the wider world
