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...Now, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned its solar mission, Aditya – L1, to be launched by the end of 2020. Looking at the scientific focus on the Sun across the globe, one may wonder why it is important to study this yellow dwarf star. To answer this and understand...

I thought we made the best remote sensing satellites.

I think that is the only field in which we are the best :)

India is the only Asian country to have successfully sent a mission to Mars. Pakistanese should be proud that once upon a time, they were part of India. Healthy rivalry is good but outright jealousy is petty.

I agree. It does not matter if it lands few seconds later or earlier. Velocity however is very important during the course correction when the spacecraft transitions from Earth's orbit into Mars' orbit. Here if your calculations are wrong, your spacecraft will end up in a heliocentric orbit and...