US Plays Down Criticism of India’s A-SAT Test

New York: A day after NASA sharply criticized India’s anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile test as a “terrible thing”, the US State Department has played it down saying Washington has noted New Delhi’s assertion that it took into account the space debris problem. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino told reporters in Washington on Tuesday that while the issue of space debris “is an important concern” for the US, “we took note of the Indian government’s statements that the test was designed to address space debris issues”. “We have a strong strategic partnership with India, and we will continue to pursue shared interests in space, in scientific and technical cooperation with India, and that includes collaboration on safety and security in space,” he said. (IANS)

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