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flag India’s defense chief urges shifting from low-cost bidding to quality-focused procurement to boost innovation and national self-reliance.

flag As India prepares for the 2026 Union Budget, Dr. R Shivaraman urges a shift from India’s current lowest-bidder defense procurement model to a "quality over price" approach, warning that prioritizing cost undermines innovation, especially in deep-tech and R&D. flag He argues the L1 system and reverse auctions discourage capable developers, harm startups, and risk project failures, even within innovation funds like DRDO’s TDF. flag Citing U.S. models, he advocates for long-term, flexible contracts with stable funding to support India’s “Atmanirbhar” defense ambitions and sustain its domestic defense ecosystem.

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