Since independence, the goal ofself-reliance has propelled India to nurture and expand its defence industrial base. In 1947, majority of the defence infrastructure and equipment in India wasinherited from her erstwhile colonial ruler, Britain. During the 1950s, India focused on its capability to indigenously produce equipment  with little technical know-how, leaving the advanced equipment requirements to be addressed through imports. In 1956, the revised industrial policy resolution reserved the arms and ammunition industry with the public sector. In 1958, the ordnance factories set up under the British rule became the core group of industries that formed the Defence Research and Development Organization (“DRDO”).1