India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission is indeed historic, as the craft became the first to land near the south pole of the moon. Moreover, with this feat, India joins a select club of nations – including the US, Russia and China – that have achieved controlled landings on the lunar surface. While there is much wrong with modern India, especially with the Hindu majoritarian government’s repressive tendencies, this particular feat deserves appreciation as our eastern neighbour achieved on a lesser budget what richer nations accomplished by spending larger sums. Nearly a decade ago, the Indians also successfully launched the Mangalyaan observer...