{"id":1610,"date":"2019-03-27T17:46:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T17:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzittoday.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2019-03-27T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T17:46:30","slug":"pm-modi-addresses-the-nation-on-mission-shakti-satellite-shot-down-by-a-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buzzittoday.com\/in\/pm-modi-addresses-the-nation-on-mission-shakti-satellite-shot-down-by-a-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi Addresses The Nation On \u201cMission Shakti\u201d-  Satellite Shot Down By A Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>New\nDelhi<em>: In an address to the nation, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced\nthat India has destroyed a live low-orbiting (LLO) satellite with an\nAnti-Satellite Missile. PM said that India is the fourth country to have\nsuccessfully tested such an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and\nChina, which he calls as \u201cMission Shakti\u201d. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Modi had\nearlier tweeted that he will be addressing the nation shortly with what he\ncalled a \u201cvery important message\u201d. On Twitter, the Prime Minister said, \u201cI\nwould be addressing the nation at around 11:45 AM \u2013 12.00 noon with an\nimportant message. Do watch the address on television, radio or social media.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n[bctt tweet=&#8221;Support DRDO ,ISRO and PM MODI ? Share on twitter&#8221;]\n\n\n\n<p>While addressing the nation, the Prime Minister said India&#8217;s action is not intended against any country. Shooting down a low earth orbit satellite is a rare achievement for the country. The satellite was orbiting at an altitude of 300 km, describing India as a space power. Mission Shakti, which was led by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), is done to strengthen India&#8217;s overall security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tweet Of Narendra Modi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissionShakti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissionShakti<\/a> was a highly complex one, conducted at extremely high speed with remarkable precision. It shows the remarkable dexterity of India\u2019s outstanding scientists and the success of our space programme.<\/p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1110801096891461632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Shakti is the test of India\u2019s anti-satellite weapon. Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) are created to destroy or disable satellites. There are many countries which have this capability, but only four countries including India have shown their ASAT capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Top Highlights From Political Ground and Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>India has now got its name as one of the elite space power. An anti-satellite weapon A-SAT, successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit.<\/li><li>&#8220;This is a big moment for India, we all should be proud of this. We are not just capable to defend on land, water and air, but now also in space. I congratulate all scientists who have made this possible and made India a much stronger nation,&#8221;&nbsp;PM Modi said in his address to the nation.<\/li><li>&#8220;Mission Shakti&#8221;&nbsp;was an important step towards securing India&#8217;s safety, economic growth and technological advancement said the PM. This has not been used by any country so far.<\/li><li>The opposition parties have denounced the announcement in the middle of the campaign for next month&#8217;s national election, when a code of conduct has already been there.<\/li><li>Some parties have appealed to the Election Commission, but sources in the top poll body have said that &#8220;no need to take permission of poll panel for security related issues being announced.&#8221;<\/li><li>Lot of tweets by ministers and other top leaders of the ruling BJP, with the hashtag &#8220;NamumkinAbMumkinHai&#8221;, disturbed the opposition. They questioned the timing of the PM&#8217;s announcement, whether it was necessary for him to make the announcement instead of the country&#8217;s top space scientists.<\/li><li>Samajwadi party Akhilesh Yadav tweeted: &#8220;Today @narendramodi got himself an hour of free TV &amp; divert nation&#8217;s attention away from issues on ground &#8211; #Unemployment #RuralCrisis &amp; #WomensSecurity &#8211; by pointing at the sky. Congratulations @drdo_india &amp; @isro &#8211; this success belongs to you. Thank you for making India safer.&#8221;<\/li><li>Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted: &#8220;Well done DRDO, extremely proud of your work. I would also like to wish the PM a very happy World Theatre Day. &#8220;<\/li><\/ol>\n    \t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: In an address to the nation, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India has destroyed a live low-orbiting (LLO) satellite with an Anti-Satellite Missile. PM said that India is the fourth country to have successfully tested such an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and China, which he calls as \u201cMission Shakti\u201d. 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