It is high time that news media should stop giving undue publicity to efforts of DRDO scientists. Especially, when they say a particular produst is ready for induction. It has happened many times in past ( Akash, Prithvi, Agni) that DRDO announces ( with much fanfare) that a particular product is ready only to be rejected by the ultimate customer - Indian armed forces. The ultimate authority on battle readiness of a product is and will always be the armed forces. So when a particular scientist goes out and speaks to media about battle readiness of a product we should realize that individuals real motive - perhaps to be under the limelight of media and get his/her share of glory. There should be gag order on all DRDO scientists. The only agency who should talk to media about the efficacy of any DRDO's defence product should be the ultimate customer - armed forces. If the armed forces are not happy then that product is not good enough irrespective of what lazy looking media savvy scientists have to say. In fact the art of projecting failures as success has been mastered by DRDO long back ( not sure if they have mastered anything else). It is high time this is stopped. Mr Antony please do the needful
