Till recently, neither our research establishments have shown interest in approaching our universities nor have our univesities shown much interest in taking up projects of national importance.
DRDO can do with more autonomy. They always seem to be run to Delhi and wait for decisions from the political establishment or a corrupt beauracracy. Jaswanth Singh suggested changing union budget rules to allow bi-annual defence budgets.
DRDO can be lot smaller than what it is today. They can do without chauffers for lab directors and all those colonial hangovers.
