Author: Ravi Kumar Gupta
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Pages: 232
Price: ₹395
DRDO recently test-fired an advanced variant of the nuclear-capable and canisters Agniclass of missiles (Agni-Prime anti-ship ballistic missile) with a range of 2,000 km on June 28, 2021. The successful test is one of the major achievements of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). But, can the DRDO claim to have lived up to the overall expectations when it was created on January 1, 1958?
Ravi Kumar Gupta, who served as a scientist in the DRDO for almost 35 years and superannuated as Director of Public Interface at the DRDO headquarters in New Delhi, has just authored a book on DRDO (Rupa Publications, 2021) that has tried to answer the above question.
The book assumes significance in the context of the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” policy, under which the Modi government has not only banned the import of more than 200 (209, to be precise) weapons, platforms, and defence equipment but also endorsed “making” India a major exporter of arms in near future.
At the first glance, Gupta’s book, which is an insider’s account, deals with DRDO’s achievements as it has evolved over the last 63 years, particularly in the areas of missiles of various kinds, including the Agni-series and the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos; fourth-generation plus light combat aircraft, Tejas; state of the MBT, Arjun; a multi-barrel rocket launcher system, Pinaka, with guided rockets; an airborne early warning and control system (AEW&C); and a wide spectrum of radars, electronic warfare systems, laser instruments, and supercomputers among others.
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