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India's rocky road to scientific success

Nature Materials spoke to Thirumalachari Ramasami, the Secretary of State in India's Department of Science and Technology, about the many challenges facing scientific research and development in India.

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Heber, J. India's rocky road to scientific success. Nature Mater 8, 362–363 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2438

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