New York Times questions India’s ASAT, Indians rip their claim apart

The tremendous achievement of Mission Shakti by Indian scientists has rendered the international community sour. By launching the A-SAT missile on Wednesday, India has put itself on the exclusive list of space superpowers alongside just 3 other nations, USA, Russia and China. This has led to a lot of anxiety among international organizations who view this achievement as a threat. India has proved to be self-sufficient to protect itself on all frontiers, land, water, air and now space.

No doubt green with envy, there are certainly entitled organizations which in an effort to belittle India, have succumbed to faulty journalism. The New York Times, an esteemed publication, from its official Twitter account, wrote, “India’s prime minister announced that India had shot down a low-orbit satellite with a missile in a test. If confirmed, a successful missile test would put India in a small club of countries that have proved their ability to destroy targets in space.”

The entire international community has paid head to the Mission Shakti, wherein India successfully launched an anti-satellite missile and destroyed a satellite of its own. This tweet comes after the USA, China and Pakistan have already released their official statements. The counties have worriedly acknowledged the tests.

The use of the term “If confirmed” is highly absurd. This technological leap has been confirmed by the Pentagon, so it’s unclear what further confirmation does New York Times desire.

Such a sullen reaction from the esteemed media organization is unsurprising, considering the type of cartoons New York Times published in the past. In 2014, when India had successfully put the Mangalyaan into the Mars orbit, the newspaper has published a very derogatory and racist cartoon in their issue. Instead of lauding India for its achievement, as an unbiased media organization would have, the New York Times sneered the countrymen and its cows- the holy animal, portraying India in a very bad light.

India succeeded in putting the Mangalyaan robotic probe into orbit in its first attempt – an achievement that eluded even the Americans and the Soviets. In their enviousness, unable to cope up with India’s development, NYT forgot its ethics and succumbed to racism.

A few years later, ISRO achieved another milestone.  104 satellites were sent off into space on one rocket, in one go. The laudable feat was celebrated by TOI in a scathing cartoon that is a befitting reply to NYT.

Moreover, several citizens had also come out with their own form of humorous depictions, targeting NYT.

Once again, it’s the citizens to the request. In an effort to protect the sovereignty of the nation, the Twitterati have come out condemning the tweet. Indians have hit back with their comments:

https://twitter.com/ManUtdRon/status/1110890913478438915

https://twitter.com/VikramVTweeting/status/1110897984449867776

https://twitter.com/DasPrerit/status/1110943633371332608

https://twitter.com/sparya82/status/1110959008423256064

New York Times better release an apology statement for its faulty journalism. But until then, India has its citizens to save the day.