This chapter is devoted to the famous 35-year history of remarkable cooperation between Soviet and Indian experts and to the great personal contribution of V. Kovtunenko to the origins of Indian space technology. Technical aspects of this cooperation, the obtained results, and its contribution to the promotion of space research in India are analyzed. The chapter details the origins of the agreement providing the Indian party with advisory and technical help in creating scientific spacecraft and launch assistance with the Soviet booster rocket. The potential of Indian space science is shown. Finally, the chapter recounts the visit of the Indian President to Design Bureau (DB) Pivdenne in Dnepropetrovsk and outlines potential opportunities of the revival of space cooperation between Ukraine and India.
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