Scientists must promote indigenous technology
Bangalore, Jun 14 (UNI) Defence Minister A K Antony today exhorted scientists and defence establishments in the country not to be over dependent on foreign countries for cutting edge technologies but promote indigenous technology.
Addressing scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) after inaugurating the new campus of the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) here, he said ''Such a tendency might land the country and the armed forces in deep trouble in crucial times in the form of various factors such as import restrictions, technology denial or even undue and unjustified delay in delivery of already contracted systems or components.'' The government would go all out to support the scientists who achieved self reliance in cutting edge technologies,'' he said.
He urged the scientists to evolve ways to utilise modern technology to reduce further the stress on the troops.
The
government
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allow
resources
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constraint.
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should
be
ensured
that
various
resources
such
as
human,
financial
and
technological
were
not
frittered
away,
he
added
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