Friday, March 11, 2005

GLOBAL VOICES OF SCIENCE: India's R&D: Reaching for the Top

Mashelkar 307 (5714): 1415 -- Science article: (subscription required.)

"Signs are accumulating that India is on course to becoming one of the world's scientific and technological leaders. Rather than fleeing the country, often for good, more and more young scientists now are opting to stay or at least return to India. Not only are living conditions improving, but opportunities for exciting work are exploding owing to a growing roster of research and development (R&D) centers that multinational companies have been establishing there in recent years. Moreover, India's indigenous R&D culture is shifting from one of emulation to one of innovation across categories ranging from biopharmaceuticals to automotive engineering."

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