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It could also be that they chose "remotoscope" over "remotorasis" intentionally because the former is such a fun word.
"scope" also fits in with how we already use that word, e.g. microscope/telescope/periscope.
I'd wager most (non-indian, because i'd assume they don't use the latin/greek parts of english as much) english speakers could figure out what "remotoscope" means even completely devoid of context.
It's definitely the more fun option