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I think, here the culprits are not only IA but also the private players. They will be protesting for a fairer RFP, bidding process and all. Even though one or other player is already associated with some DRDO program but still they want to maximize on profits. That's why you are seeing something...

L&T has said itself they are just the development partner not the production partner (at least for now).

I feel like DRDO is worrying that they will lose the competition to the private players and their RnD will go in vein, so they went to the government for backing them up and securing them some numbers which government did and quoted them a number '59'. Now, for the rest of the number which is...

Okay, so government has said to IA that they will have to procure 59 light tanks from DRDO-L&T and for the rest a separate competition will be held between the private companies to develop another light tank to meet the requirement. I don't understand what kind of bullshit thinking is this...

Looks like that is the case but someone on Twitter was saying it is actually something like 59 manufactured by DRDO backed CVRDE and rest by the private industry.

https://m.timesofindia.com/india/india-to-kickstart-mega-indigenous-project-for-light-tanks-amid-confrontation-with-china/articleshow/96068248.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOIMobile