The unusual political interference in a prestigious scientific award drew criticism from several of the country’s renowned scientists.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks at a crew simulator during his visit to Vikram Sarabhai Space centre at Thiruvananthapuram. Photo: Reutersabout the government’s creeping “ideological control” on the science community, asking politicians and bureaucrats if they are doling out coveted prizes on the basis of “unfair non-scientific considerations”.
India has made major advances in science and technology over the past few decades, emerging as a global player in space exploration, biotechnology and information technology. According to one physicist interviewed by the publication, the recommendations by the expert panel were sent to the science and technology ministry “only for rubber stamps” until last year.
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