India-Made Automatic Rifle Production Stuck in Red Tape
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siliconindia | Monday, 12 January 2015, 03:55 Hrs
NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary panel recently wondered why India has not been able to produce a world-class automatic rifle but it appears that an advanced version of this has already been developed but is yet to see action as it is tangled in bureaucratic red tape.
Parliament's Standing Committee on defence, in a report tabled in the winter session last month, said it was "shocking that even 53 years of expertise has not enabled Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop a world class basic product like a rifle".