It is heartening that ISRO’s indigenously developed atomic clocks and cryogenic upper stages are on the path to reliability. But there’s also a space race that ISRO has to catch up in by upgrading the LVM3 (earlier GSLV Mk III) to be able to launch heavier satellites into space and support heavier versions of the cryogenic upper stage
ISRO is preparing to launch India's second lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan 2 on July 22
An indigenous rocket as heavy as 200 full-grown Asian elephants could well be the one taking "Indians into space from Indian soil" as the country inches closer to joining the big boy's space club.