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  • $\begingroup$ Care to point to the place in that article that says that India is not in in the ISS due to obstruction? From what I can see, it seems that South Korea and India simply haven't joined yet. $\endgroup$
    – called2voyage ♦
    Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 22:15
  • $\begingroup$ Also, I assume you've already read this? Though I should note that there is doubt that further progress toward cooperation in space is on the horizon, in light of the elected administration in the United States. $\endgroup$
    – called2voyage ♦
    Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 22:23
  • $\begingroup$ @called2voyage On 2nd to last wiki link I read, "ISRO announced at ... 2009 IAC that their nations wished to join the ISS programme, with talks due to begin in 2010. The heads of agency also expressed support for extending ISS lifetime." which made me wonder what's taking so long, if there's some kind of holdup. Even if they don't ferry crew, they should already have means for resupply, like the Dragon capsule. $\endgroup$
    – IT Bear
    Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 22:49
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    $\begingroup$ The international agreements leading to the ISS are quite complicated. Leaving Russia aside, each of the international partners brought significant assets to the group - Japan, a cluster of lab modules + resupply missions, ESA, a large lab module + resupply missions, Canada, the ISS robotics system. In the 80s when all this was being hammered out, was India a player in human space flight? $\endgroup$
    – Organic Marble
    Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 4:03
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    $\begingroup$ I still wonder if Russians could invite the Chinese to Zarya/Zvezda. $\endgroup$
    – SF.
    Commented May 28, 2018 at 18:13