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Appearance and Reality in Indian Science Policy

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Although India was a pioneer in setting up science policy institutions, Dr Parthasarathi believes that they have failed to take root.

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PARTHASARATHI, A. Appearance and Reality in Indian Science Policy. Nature 221, 909–911 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221909a0

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