Semiconductor nationalism
There’s a passage in an interview of former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, published by Frontline on September 1, that many people seem to have misunderstood, especially on Twitter, where — perhaps unsurprisingly — it has…
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Anti-softening science for the state
The group of ministers (GoM) report on “government communication” has recommended that the government promote “soft topics” in the media like “yoga” and “tigers”. We can only speculate what this means, and that shouldn’t be…
‘Poverty first, Mars next’ is a non-idea
The government has mismanaged scientific research to the point of the people thinking its only goals are to alleviate poverty.