{"id":257525,"date":"2023-08-27T00:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=257525"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:58:46","slug":"guns-n-rovers-why-sarkari-isro-delivers-but-sarkari-drdo-doesnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/guns-n-rovers-why-sarkari-isro-delivers-but-sarkari-drdo-doesnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns \u2019N Rovers \u2013 Why sarkari Isro delivers but sarkari DRDO doesn\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0<strong>\u201cGuns \u2019N Rovers \u2013 Why sarkari Isro delivers but sarkari DRDO doesn\u2019t<\/strong>\u201d <strong>published in<\/strong><strong> The Times of India <\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>26<sup>th<\/sup> August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Indigenization of Technology, Defence Technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance: <\/strong><strong>concerns with DRDO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> There has been an increasing disparity between the ISRO and the DRDO. DRDO is criticized for inefficiency.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the concerns with DRDO?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A recent CAG audit pointed out multiple delays in DRDO&#8217;s key projects.<\/p>\n<p>According to SIPRI, India remained the largest arms importer from 2018 to 2022. This is because of insufficient coordination between DRDO and India&#8217;s armed forces, resulting in delays and increased costs.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge of defense procurement can be seen as a trilemma, seeking high-quality, affordable, and quick delivery. These complexities have led to India becoming the leading arms importer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/is-drdo-to-blame-for-indias-acute-import-dependence\/\"><strong>Is DRDO To Blame for India\u2019s Acute Import Dependence?<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cag-pulls-up-drdo-for-delay-in-the-completion-of-projects-and-failure-to-achieve-key-parameters\/\"><strong>CAG pulls up DRDO for delay in the completion of projects and failure to achieve key parameters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How can DRDO become efficient?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Global arms industry sees limited technology transfer<\/strong>. Hence, it becomes challenging for India to develop indigenous arms.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>evaluating DRDO&#8217;s performance requires<\/strong> considering the requirements of the armed services and the budget constraints of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, for DRDO to succeed, the government should ensure effective cooperation with the armed services and stick to achievable projects. <strong>This effort must be supported by consistent investments, as globally failure rates are high<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A restructured approach can enable the establishment of a domestic high-tech defense foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cGuns \u2019N Rovers \u2013 Why sarkari Isro delivers but sarkari DRDO doesn\u2019t\u201d published in The Times of India on\u00a026th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Indigenization of Technology, Defence Technology. Relevance: concerns with DRDO News: There has been an increasing disparity between the ISRO and the DRDO. DRDO&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/guns-n-rovers-why-sarkari-isro-delivers-but-sarkari-drdo-doesnt\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Guns \u2019N Rovers \u2013 Why sarkari Isro delivers but sarkari DRDO doesn\u2019t<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,242],"class_list":["post-257525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-science-and-technology","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}