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India Should Partner Ethiopia In Space Technology, India’s Ambassador

India Should Partner Ethiopia In Space Technology, India’s Ambassador

India is looking to partner with Ethiopia on the African country’s new space program,  announced India’s outgoing ambassador there.

“An Indian rocket may carry an Ethiopian satellite into space; that is possible,” outgoing envoy Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi told IANS at his farewell reception here organized by the Indian Business Forum (IBF) in Ethiopia.

“India’s space launches are much cheaper (than in the West); hence launching micro satellites for Ethiopia is something that I think the two countries should work closely together for,” he added.

Following in the footsteps of South Africa and Nigeria, Ethiopia is fast becoming a hub of Africa’s aspirations in space with the East African nation’s finalizing the installation of two large deep-space observatory telescopes to promote space research in the region. This is a prelude to its developing a space mission by launching its own satellites, reports First Post.

It was Indian technology that enabled the successful launching of satellites that now provide the country communication facilities and information on a range of subjects, including mineral deposits and weather trends.

“I will discuss this new partnership opportunity with my successor,” Bisnoi said. He will be succeeded by Sanjay Verma, who is currently India’s consul general in Dubai. According to Bisnoi, Indian technological companies should invest in Ethiopia in the opportunities that are opening up. “The technologies that India brings are affordable, adoptable and suitable for household uses and others depending on the circumstances,” the ambassador said. “There is a lot of things that Indian industry has to offer.”