ISRO Denies Privatisation as Space Reforms Spark Internal Debate

ISRO will not be privatised — but it is handing over the keys to the factory floor. In a September 6 statement, the agency declared that reports of its privatisation are “baseless and incorrect,” insisting it will remain India’s principal institution for advanced space research, strategic missions, and frontier technology. The real shift: mature launch‑vehicle and satellite production will increasingly move to private companies and PSUs, freeing ISRO’s scientists to focus on...