Bibhu Prasad Routray
Defence Studies, vol.13, no.1, 2013, pp.33-55.
Abstract
India's
arms acquisition and technology absorption process remains skewed, even six
decades after India's
independent existence. It undermines the preferences of the armed forces and
remains overly tilted in favour of the civilian technologists. The combination
of a policy of autarky, distrust of the military, and the avowed objective of
building an indigenous technology base and establishing self-reliance in
military preparedness – these factors have together prevented the graduation
from a distorted acquisition process to a structured one. Largely in the name
of self-reliance, the technologists continue to reign over a regime that is
known for its delays and cost over-runs rather than for providing an efficient
system of delivery. Belated attempts have been made to restore order in the overall
state of affairs. However, the success of the technologists belonging to the
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India's primary military
Research and Development (R&D) agency, in one field – that of missile
technology and missile defence – perpetuate this distortion in the system as a
whole.
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