India, Dec. 2 -- G roup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut to stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and only the second Indian to travel to space, shared his remarkable journey on a Global Exclusive episode of the GDP Podcast for MyGov India. In conversation with Sharat Bhattatiripad, he spoke about joining the Indian Air Force, his space mission, conversations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and even a zero-fuel flying incident. Reflecting on where it all began, he said, "As a child watching fighter planes fly over your head at 1,000 kilometres per hour, doing aerobatics. it was amazing. I was so astonished just seeing it and thinking, 'What is happening? This is a completely different world. fascination!'" On the very second day, I had an interaction with the Hon'ble Prime Minister from space. I wasn't feeling very good that day. I was sitting thoughtfully with the Indian flag behind me when I realised. till that moment, our flag had never been inside the International Space Station....The radio checks were happening in Hindi. You're in space, travelling at 8 km per second, with your flag behind you, preparing to talk to the leader of your country. In that 10-minute break before the interaction, it suddenly hit me - the enormity of what was happening. This is something big. I felt turbo-charged, because this is your country's representation on a global platform. More on page 03...