ISRO's Bengaluru Space Expo Reboot: Private Sector Push, Privatisation Fears, and a 50-Launch-Per-Year Blueprint

India's space sector got its most consequential policy unveiling in years at the 9th Bengaluru Space Expo 2026, where ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan and IN-SPACe Chairman Pawan Goenka laid out a transformation plan that would reshape the country's entire launch ecosystem. India currently operates just 56 space assets but needs 200–300 satellites built and launched within six to seven years. The target: 50 launches per year by 2030, up from roughly one a month...