By Dinesh Kumar | Chandigarh | 21 January, 2018 – Sunday Gaurdian On paper the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) comes across as formidable. It is currently engaged in about 70 projects that include making almost every major conventional weapon system and platform that major military powers are already manufacturing. From rifles and machine […]
‘Internal politics’ forces DRDO scientist to quit
By Pradip R Sagar | Published: 08th October 2017 NEW DELHI: With a dream to work for his country after spending a successful stint overseas, Dr Gausal Ahmed Khan applied for the post of senior scientist in the country’s premier defence research institute—DRDO—in 2009. Eight years down the line, Khan’s dreams were shattered when he […]
Incurring the DRDO’s rath
It should disturb us all gravely that a motorised battery-powered chariot is the level of “technology” the DRDO feels proud to pass on. 25-11-2014 SHIV AROOR @shivaroor I love this story. Everything about it numbs the brain. What I love best about it is that nobody could have made this up: An Indian military laboratory […]