The incredible work of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) over five decades has put India on the map as a space power with remarkable advances in satellite and space technology. The agency's agenda for space exploration, however, doesn't seem share a similar, long-term vision. So few people know India's long-term plans to explore the solar system... we weren't sure such a plan even exists. 

ISRO has shared its intent to send missions to the moon, Mars and more, including orbiters to Venus and the Sun. But what does the agency (and the government that funds it) use as a guiding beacon to chart its science missions in space? Is India's space exploration agenda strong enough for India to grow as a space power, make leaps in exploring planets and asteroids in the inner solar system?  

In our fifth episode, we speak to two experts – Narayan Prasad, a space entrepreneur, industry expert and podcaster; and Jatan Mehta, a space writer and communicator passionate about space exploration – in the hope of findings some answers to these questions, and more.