[Fungi]

“India Poverty Statistics. As per the survey conducted in 2011-2012, the percentage of persons below the Poverty Line in India for the year 2011-12 has been estimated as 25.7% in rural areas, 13.7% in urban areas and 21.9% for the country as a whole.” Get your priorities right, and get a valid reason to go to the moon other than country pride.

[Mears]

I think they all left India and are in my town running all of the convenience stores.

It’s unbelievable.

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[DBrow]

“Get your priorities right, and get a valid reason to go to the moon”

He3 is a valid reason.

[Cronos]

three points:

1. their space program is pretty frugal - it is a fraction of the percentage that NASA spends
2. Space programs improve R&D and help develop a country's scientific prowess
3. Their poverty levels in 1990 was close to 50% - so a reduction to 21% is not too bad for such a huge continent