#CutTheClutter: Modi govt’s DRDO reform: What ails defence research & India’s quest for military-industrial complex

The Modi govt has set up a panel under former Principal Scientific Adviser K. VijayRaghavan to make recommendations on reforming the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). Reform in India’s premier defence R&D entity — the subject of many withering assessments by the armed forces, parliamentary panels and CAG — has been a long-time coming. In Ep 1297 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses what ails the DRDO, what it’s got right, and India’s efforts to build a genuine military-industrial complex.----more----

Modi govt to revamp DRDO, sets up committee with members from services and industry: https://theprint.in/defence/modi-govt-to-revamp-drdo-sets-up-committee-with-members-from-services-and-industry/1727195/

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CAG slams DRDO for delays, declaring projects successful despite failure to meet key goals: https://theprint.in/defence/cag-slams-drdo-for-delays-declaring-projects-successful-despite-failure-to-meet-key-goals/1277226/

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Parliamentary panel recommends DRDO revamp, wants private sector & academic institutions involved: https://theprint.in/defence/parliamentary-panel-recommends-drdo-revamp-wants-private-sector-academic-institutions-involved/339777/

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Panel suggests DRDO revamp: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/panel-suggests-drdo-revamp/281031/

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Kalam’s banana republic: https://theprint.in/opinion/kalams-banana-republic/40777/

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Indian Army prepares to switch to new rifles: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/19880915-indian-army-prepares-to-switch-to-new-rifles-797701-1988-09-14

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After many years of failure, Indian defence scientists claim success with MBT for army: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19851115-after-many-years-of-failure-indian-defence-scientists-claim-success-with-mbt-for-army-802171-2014-01-15