[Question appears to be about Air Force Marshal's views or strategic equipment]

The Air Force Marshal Chief of India recently pointed towards the delays in delivery of strategic equipment by the sector like Tejas. Key Challenge in Indigenising the defence sector 1) Large scale delays and lack of delivery eg Tejas, Chetak 2) Lackadaisical approach of the government towards smaller equipment. eg Radar west 3) Low Research and development in the country eg SERD is just 0.64% of GDP, while in Taiwan it is 4.6% 4) Dependence on foreign imports of