<span style="color: #222222;">Atomic Energy and Space Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said today that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the frontline Space Tech nation of the world. Addressing G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting at Shillong through video conference, Dr Singh described India as an emerging Space economy. He said, India is one of the very few countries that have built end-to-end capability in space. As a result, there is a huge demand for space-based services which have huge commercial potential, added the Minister.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dr Singh said that the Government has decided to open up the space sector for the Indian private industry through the 2020 Space Sector reforms. He noted that the reforms aim to make private industries a co-traveler in India's Space journey by allowing them to undertake independent end-to-end space activities. He also underlined that the increased private industry participation will eventually result in an increased contribution of India to the global space economy.</span><br />