Former Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and scientific advisor to the Minister of Defence G. Satheesh Reddy envisaged India as leading the world in the science and technology (S&T) by 2047.
Speaking on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat in S&T’ at a programme organised jointly by Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) and Voice of Tirupati Academicians (VTA) at SV University here on Thursday, he termed former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as the ‘Father of indigenous defence technology’ who relentlessly pursued the ‘Atmanirbhar’ dream.