Worse still, it perpetuates the dangerous myth that India’s science and technology policy is somehow independent of political direction. Before India’s political scene got so intensely polarised, there was a time when the Opposition celebrated the government’s national security achievements. AdvertisingIt is not that the Opposition has an obligation to extend knee-jerk support to the government on national security issues. But, as a collective, we are a long way from a serious political debate on pressing challenges of technology policy. The time is now for the two leading national parties to stop praising scientists and start debating the science policy challenges.

Source: Indian Express April 01, 2019 19:27 UTC