Indian science in need of overhaul, Advisory council calls for 'warlike' effort to boost research.

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http://www.nature.com/news/indian-science-in-need-of-overhaul-1.9750

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Singh’s remarks were triggered by a report from his 32-member scientific advisory council, which is chaired by chemist C.N.R. Rao. After reviewing the country’s scientific landscape, Rao’s panel informed Singh last month that the situation is “somewhat discouraging”, and urged him to take “many steps in a warlike fashion" to make India a science leader at least by 2030.

Rao’s panel told Singh that India does not have any educational institutions that are in the world’s top 100; that its universities have decayed owing to years of neglect; and that even its leading institutions “are not performing well”. South Korea and China have “out-classed our performance in terms of the number of PhDs, scientific research papers and so on”, the panel says. The problems are not down to funding alone, “but the overall environment for innovation and creative work”. Singh was told that a crisis in leadership is also looming, with not enough young people to take on such roles.

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