Advertised as the crown jewel of India’s military-industrial base, DRDO is failing to incubate technology in the lab, let alone readying it for the battlefield, CAG has revealed. Projects are being declared successful without meeting key parameters or validation in user trials. Seeking self-reliance, India cannot afford this public-sector waste.
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