Making the cut

But not all initials in DRDO can be open to interpretation. For instance, K D Nayak’s full designation is chief controller (R&D-M&M), DRDO. What does M&M stand for? No one — not even other journalists covering the beat — knew, and Google didn’t yield an answer either. Called for a clarification, another DRDO official considerately advised, “Don’t bother. The abbreviations will confuse readers. Keep it to an understandable abbreviation. DRDO adds too many letters in front of names.”