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doi:10.1038/nindia.2008.192; Published online 1 May 2008

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Neither quality nor quantity

In an inside-out analysis of the Indian scientific research scenario, Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju tracks the loopholes in the country's system of identifying and nurturing merit.

Twenty-five years ago, the scientific research scenario in India was simple. Life itself was simple.

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