DRDO chief gets 1-year extension amid move to revamp defence R&D

印度DRDO主席任期延长1年

NEW DELHI: Govt on Monday extended tenure of Samir V Kamat as secretary of department of defence R&D & DRDO chairman till May 31 next year, amid the move to overhaul the organisation based on recommendations of a high-powered expert committee.

新德里：周一，印度政府将国防研发和国防研究与发展组织（DRDO）主席萨米尔·V·卡马特的任期延长至明年5月31日。根据一个高级专家委员会的建议，将对该组织进行全面改革。

Kamat, who was earlier director general of naval systems & materials, one of the seven technology clusters in DRDO, was appointed to the top post in Aug 2022 and was slated to retire this month-end.

卡马特曾担任DRDO七个技术组之一的海军系统与材料总干事，于2022年8月被任命为最高职位，原定于本月底退休。

The extension comes after an 'overseeing committee' was earlier set up to review and ensure time-bound implementation of the recommendations of the nine-member expert committee, headed by former principal scientific advisor to govt, K Vijay Raghavan, which submitted its report in Jan.

在延长期限之前，早些时候成立的一个“监督委员会”，于1月提交了报告，以审查和确保在规定时间实施由9名专家组成的委员会的建议。该委员会由前政府首席科学顾问K Vijay Raghavan领导。

There has been some opposition to a few reforms suggested by the committee, which has called for a major structural revamp of DRDO.

委员会提出的一些改革建议遭到了一些人的反对，该委员会呼吁对DRDO进行重大的结构改革。

The committee has recommended that DRDO should concentrate only on 'fundamental & applied R&D', leaving systems integration and product management to other agencies and the private sector. DRDO should, as per the committee, restructure its 41 labs into 10 national labs to improve functional synergy and efficiency, an official said. TNN

该委员会建议DRDO应该只专注于“基础和应用研发”，把系统集成和产品管理留给其他机构和私营部门。一位官员说，DRDO应该按照委员会的要求，将其41个实验室重组为10个国家实验室，以提高职能协同和效率。

印度时报读者的评论：

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A large component of Defence research is about develo new materials, the kind that can withstand very high pressures, temperatures or radiation and yet, are relatively light, low thermal and magnetic signature and have a high tensile strength to weight ratio. DRDO must have 4_5 labs exclusively doing this kind of research and sending them for development to, eg aircraft engines, drones, nuclear research. Hope this focus will be take place in the reorganisation.

 国防研究的一个重要部分是开发新材料，这种材料要能承受非常高的压力、温度或辐射，但相对较轻，热和磁特征较低，并且具有较高的抗拉强度与重量比。

印度国防研究与发展组织(DRDO)必须有专门从事这类研究的实验室，并将其用于飞机发动机、无人机、核研究等方面的研发。希望改革能包括这一点。

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Fundamental research is best left to the Universities. It is difficult to say where applied research ends and product development begins. There should NOT be a border between the two. Defence research is applied research in a hurry, because it has to be transferred quickly from lab to production. A new Defence item is obsolescent in about 10 years. Hence delays in the DRDO are fatal to the very research it succeeds in. Product research and production in Defence should ideally have a lag of not more than 5 years to be useful. Defence is about technology edge and not tech per se. The DRDO scientists are wise as are the Min of Science& tech, hence, I am sure they would recalibrate the proposed change

基础研究最好留给大学去做。应用研究何时结束，产品开发何时开始，这都很难说。

国防研究必须迅速从实验室转移到生产。

一项新的国防项目在大约10年内就会过时。

因此，国防研究与发展组织的拖延对研究来说是致命的。

理想情况下，国防领域的产品研发和生产滞后不应超过5年。

国防在于技术优势，而不是技术本身。

DRDO的科学家和科学技术部长一样聪明，

因此，我相信他们会重新调整提议的改革。

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In fact like SC judges retirement age of those achievers who reach top should be 65 or more

事实上，就像最高法院的法官那样，那些取得成就的人的退休年龄应该是65岁或以上

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There is time till June 8th (as per rules) to extend all extensions. The reason why LIAR PM is doing this now is obvious: to place his chosen in key positions for another one year, even if he loses elections.

截止到6月8日(按规定)，还有时间延长任期。骗子总理现在这么做的原因很明显：即使他输掉选举，也要让他选中的人在关键职位上再待一年。

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At the time of retirement, a person is more mature and most experienced. However once retired, he is thrown in the dustbin. This is ridiculous. We need to give more time to serve or use his expertise for the betterment of the nation. Spending the last stage of life without any activities is boredom. It's painful too.

到退休的时候，一个人更成熟，最有经验。然而，一旦退休，他就被闲置了，这太浪费了。我们需要延迟退休，利用他的专业知识来服务国家。退休没事干也是无聊的，也很痛苦。

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If he is a hands on person it is better to retain him for continuity ,so that our Defence sector progresses and we are self sufficient .

如果他是一个亲力亲为的人，最好让他继续干下去，这样我们的国防部门才能进步，我们才能实现自给自足。

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it is high time to reorganize DRDO

是时候重组DRDO了

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Kamat is result oriented. He isn't known to be bureaucratic. DRDO needs to reinvent itself &, Kamat's departure at this juncture would hamper the Govt's pursuit.

卡马特是以结果为导向的，不那么官僚。印度国防研究与发展组织需要重塑自我，卡马特在这个关键时刻离开会阻碍政府的计划。

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DRDO has been working as a typical government organization for a very long time, having no deadlines for projects, Kamat is a go-getter, and he was brought in to fill in the loopholes and make scientists to be accountable for the projects, Kamat is also reporting directly to Modi therefore DRDO has started producing results, he deserved this extension.

印度国防研究与发展组织作为一个典型的政府组织已经工作了很长时间，项目没有最后期限，卡马特是一个积极进取的人，任命他是为了查缺补漏，让科学家对项目负责，卡马特也直接向莫迪报告，因此印度国防研究与发展组织已经开始产生成果，延长任期也是合理的。

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But where this government follows and rules and regulations. PM

这届政府在哪方面有遵守规章制度？

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The tenure of the government is not yet expired.

这届政府的任期还没有结束。

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what special project is he going to work on in a year which he couldn't do in years of his entire career?

有什么特殊的项目是他能在一年内完成的？他在整个职业生涯中都做不到

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To implement structural changes recommended by the government...Jai Hind

实施政府建议的结构性改革，印度必胜！

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highly appreciated the decision taken

高度赞赏这一决定

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Although i m not scientist; i m senior citizen 72 yrs. retired from central government reaserch institute; I would like to highly appreciate the decision taken by committee. in fact it should have been for 3 years. if accepted by the candidate. Regards.

我是72岁的老人，虽然不是科学家，从印度中央政府研究所退休。我高度赞赏委员会作出的决定。事实上应该延期3年，如果他接受。

Sharad

Do we have dearth of talent ?. 2nd incident of extension. Appears Opportunity not given to the new leadership.

我们缺乏人才吗？这次第二次延长任期事件，看来新领导层没有机会。

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Experienced person is required in executing such a task. Your argument of bringing a “new talent” defeats this requirement

执行这项任务需要有经验的人，引进“新人才”不符合这一要求

Rinku

Masterstroke by the govt . He has done a stellar job as.he has finished all the projects ahead of schedule.

这是政府的杰作。他的工作做得很出色，提前完成了所有的项目。

Gatothkach

Apart from missile testing, the DRDO is a failed organization. Recently after a decade of experimentation, the Rustom drone has failed to perform as per expectation. There are other projects on which these lazy bones have been working since a decade and the outcome has been disappointing. It is better if Tata, Mahindra and other patriotic private companies are given contracts to make armaments.

除了导弹试验，DRDO是一个失败的组织。

最近，经过十年的试验，Rustom无人机的表现未能达到预期。

这些懒骨头们已经在其他项目上耗费了十年，结果却令人失望。

如果塔塔、马恒达和其他爱国的私营公司获得制造武器的合同，那就更好了。

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I, as a fauji veteran am proud of what Modi has done for tge defence forces from modernising it to removing symbols of slavery, to countering China, that's why China is aggressive to India.  Baki Modi ne Zin ing ki bhains to nahin khol di.  Modi virus affected lynches will keep on crying.

作为一名退伍军人，我为莫迪为印度国防部队所做的一切感到骄傲，从现代化到废除奴隶制的象征，再到对抗中国，这也是中国对印度咄咄逼人的原因。