India, July 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the nation ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, expressing optimism for productive proceedings. He also mentioned that the average age of team members at Skyroot Aerospace, a private space company which scripted history with VIKRAM-1, India's first private rocket to reach orbit over the weekend, is 28 years, in a veiled attack on the Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi. The LoP in the Lok Sabha turned 56 on June 19 this year.

"India's youth have taken a new flight into space. It is a tremendous success. I am told that the average age of the team working at the Skyroot start-up is just 28 years. It is these young minds who have made this possible. I am not talk...