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India: the struggle for useful science

Nature volume 280, pages 625–629 (1979)Cite this article

Are India's scientists “spoilt brats” who need to be put in their place? Or are they being manipulated by power-hungry politicians? Anil Agarwal reviews the beleagured state of science in India at the end of the two-year government of Mr Moraji Desai, who resigned as Prime Minister last month.

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Agarwal, A. India: the struggle for useful science. Nature 280, 625–629 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280625a0

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