‘We are as clever as you are’ – the Indian Prime Minister to the American President in 2013 ‘Our collective penises are as big as yours’ – the Chinese Premier to the American President in 2013 ‘We kicked your arse’ – the American President to the Russian President in 1969. The race into space is […]

‘We are as clever as you are’ – the Indian Prime Minister to the American President in 2013 ‘Our collective penises are as big as yours’ – the Chinese Premier to the American President in 2013 ‘We kicked your arse’ – the American President to the Russian President in 1969. The race into space is about a whole range of issues, including scientific discovery. Indeed, I am told that there are a large number of inventions and innovations, available today, because of the space race. But, I suspect, as I know many suspect that much of the space race and in particular the recent mission to Mars by the Indians and the proposed mission to the moon by the Chinese is much more about ego, national pride and demonstration technical competence or leadership. That in itself may not be an altogether bad thing except for the fact that Indian has…