"Shooting ahead" == repeating what the west did 50 years ago. Interesting definition of shooting ahead.
The west (as if that's even a coherent body for topics like this) has many problems. Being overtaken by India isn't one of them. So far it's all "we want to do this, we want to do that" - I want to be a billionaire, doesn't make me one. We'll see if they can pull it off.
> I read somewhere that ISRO is able to launch satellites at fraction of a cost as compared to SpaceX.
I didn't say West is lagging behind India or India shooting ahead of the "west"
Our competition is with ourselves and not with others.
Coming to cost of ISRO vs SpaceX
> There is also a big difference in terms of cost per mission. For example, the Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s cost per launch comes up to $62 million, while ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) costs roughly $15 million per launch.
> I read somewhere that ISRO is able to launch satellites at fraction of a cost as compared to SpaceX.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.