Chandrayaan-I was India's first mission to the moon. It spent 317 days in orbit and finished 95% of it's scientific objectives. The star sensor which was used by the orbiter's nav system to orient itself using relative star positions died a few months ago due to overheating. The Indian scientists hacked up a scheme to use the on board gyroscope and the pics taken of the lunar surface to keep it in orbit all this while. ISRO has declared the mission as successful despite it falling short of it's 2 year mission life. Also, it is worth noting that this mission planted the first Indian flag on the moon through it's moon impact probe.
I for one can't wait for Chandrayaan II wherein India plans to get a robotic rover landed on the moon. Go India go!
They are not philosophizing anything, only stating the fact that space program like this, which costs millions of dollars to run and maintain, have come under scrutiny within certain sector of India since millions of people on India still lack basic services; like power, water and proper sanitation.
I don't see anything wrong with the reporting.